Elon Musk says bots are a problem for Twitter deal, not China

Elon Musk says bots are a problem for Twitter deal, not China

Elon Musk cautioned there are a number of issues to iron out before he can complete his $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc, including getting an accurate measure of bots on the social media platform and completing financing for the deal. The proportion of fake, spam and bot accounts on the service is “still a […]

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Twitter’s bot problem: Musk’s latest comments to Parag Agrawal’s defence, everything to note

Twitter’s bot problem: Musk’s latest comments to Parag Agrawal’s defence, everything to note

Just what percentage of users on Twitter are ‘fake’ or ‘bots’? That’s the multi-billion dollar question right now, with Elon Musk hinting at a lower price for the deal, given he’s not convinced about the company’s user base. In fact, he has said that “fake users make up 20 per cent of all Twitter accounts.” […]

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Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA

Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA

Elon Musk on Saturday that Twitter Inc’s legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample size for the social media platform’s checks on automated users was 100. Twitter legal just called to complain that I violated their NDA by revealing the bot check sample size is 100! This actually […]

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