Elon Musk Accuses Twitter
Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Hiding Bot Numbers, Threatens to Back Away from Buyout Deal

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Musk believes Twitter is “actively resisting” and “thwarting his information rights” by refusing to disclose the true number of fake accounts on the platform.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 6, 2022
The Tesla billionaire said he would not proceed with the $44 billion takeover, unless the social media giant can prove bots make up less than 5% of all users.
After Musk’s concerns went public Twitter stock dropped a whopping 5.3%. He has previously estimated that bot accounts make up about 20% of the platform’s users.