Musk subpoenas Twitter bot whistle-blower in buyout dispute
Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seeking to cancel a $44bn buyout of the social media site.
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Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seeking to cancel a $44bn buyout of the social media site.
The subpoena is aimed at getting Zatko to hand over documents about his bot concerns
A whistle-blower’s complaint alleging Twitter ignored a rash of spam and bot accounts could help Elon Musk in his effort to walk away from a $44-billion buyout of the social media platform, legal experts say.
Twitter’s ex-head of security said the company didn’t know how many bots were on the platform. That could benefit the Tesla chief's attempt to wriggle out of a deal to buy Twitter.
Legal experts say claims by Twitter’s ex-head of security could help Elon Musk in his effort to walk away from a $US44 billion buyout of the social-media platform