Google, Facebook Have Considered Twitter Buy

Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. have both held "low-level" discussions with Twitter about a possible takeover, valuing the company at as much as $10 billion, Reuters reported, citing an article in the Wall Street Journal. The discussions were held in recent months, according to the Wall Street Journal, though the talks did not progress. In December, Twitter raised $200 million in financing in a deal that valued it at $3.7 billion, Reuters wrote.

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