Musk links deal progress on proof of spam bot share on Twitter

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Until Twitter is able to provide proof regarding the number of spam accounts on the social media platform, Elon Musk said his $44 billion offer to buy the social network would not move forward $TWTR

Twitter says committed to the deal at the agreed priceMay 17 - Elon Musk said on Tuesday his $44-billion offer would not move forward until Twitter Inc

"You can't pay the same price for something that is much worse than they claimed," he said on Monday at the All-In Summit 2022 conference in Miami. Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal tweeted on Monday that internal estimates of spam accounts on the social media platform for the last four quarters were "well under 5%," responding to Musk's criticism of the company's handling of phony accounts.

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