11 days ago | By NY Times

Mr. Musk said he wanted to confirm Twitter's findings that spam and fake accounts make up less than 5 percent of its users.
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Twitter deal on hold over Musk's concerns about the number of fake and spam accounts

11 days ago | By Phone Arena

Elon Musk is temporarily putting a hold on his bid to acquire Twitter, until details regarding the estimated number of fake and spam accounts are disclosed.
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Twitter: le rachat par Elon Musk est temporaire suspendu

11 days ago | By Be Geek

Elon Musk a décidé de bloquer son projet d'acquisition pour 44 milliards de dollars.
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Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold over fake account details

11 days ago | By BBC

The billionaire wants more data on fake accounts, prompting speculation over the deal's future.
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Elon Musk is putting his Twitter deal on hold because. bots

11 days ago | By The Next Web

Elon Musk said today he's temporarily putting the Twitter deal on hold - because of bots. Yep, you read that right. Musk said the company has to prove that bots consist of less than 5% of users on the platform. This comes after a Twitter filing with SEC earlier this month, that claimed that the number of bots and spam accounts in its daily active users count - 229 million in Q1 2022 - is less than 5%. Removing bots from Twitter was the Tesla CEO's one of the most advertised pitches when he was trying to take over the...
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Elon Musk puts Twitter buyout on hold after learning less than 5% of accounts are fake

11 days ago | By Pocket-lint

Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter has taken another turn, with the Tesla founder revealing that the deal is "temorarily on hold". He seems to be concerned that spam or fake accounts only make up less than 5 per cent of the social media network's daily active users. Allegedly, he estimated that figure to be much higher and part of his mission statement was to remove the spam bots. Twitter executives revealed the statistic during the company's latest filing, with Musk now requiring evidence before the buyout can proceed. Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting...
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