The Free Press (@TheFP) — Twitter Score 102 out of 1000

The Free Press is an independent subscription news and commentary outlet co-founded by Bari Weiss, Nellie Bowles, and Suzy Weiss that was acquired by Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, announced on October 6, 2025 and valued at roughly $150 million per Axios. The Free Press's Twitter Score is 102 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #7,119 (top 5%) among 498,348 tracked accounts.

The Free Press was originally launched under the name Common Sense before rebranding to its current identity. Prior to the Paramount acquisition, the outlet raised a $15 million Series A round in 2024 at a valuation of more than $100 million. Earlier backing had come from Allen & Company, Annox Capital, Centre Street Partners, Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, and Howard Schultz, all of whom were former backers prior to the acquisition.

The Free Press covers a broad range of news and commentary, and publishes occasional reporting on cryptocurrency topics including Bitcoin, stablecoin legislation, and crypto regulation. The account has accumulated 1,323,745 followers as of October 2026 and 29,885 posts, and has been mentioned by 282 accounts a total of 1,639 times.

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The accounts that follow The Free Press include 415 founders, 111 angel investors, 115 influencers and 4 VCs, among them Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, Garry Tan, David Hoffman and Ryan Selkis.