Musk challenges Twitter CEO to public debate on bots

(Reuters) – Elon Musk on Saturday challenged Twitter Inc Chief Govt Officer Parag Agrawal to a public debate in regards to the share of bots on the social media platform.

“Let him show to the general public that Twitter has <5% pretend or spam each day customers!,” Musk mentioned in a tweet.

He additionally began a ballot asking customers whether or not lower than 5% of Twitter each day customers are pretend/spam.

Twitter on Thursday dismissed a declare by Musk that he was hoodwinked into signing a $44 billion settlement to purchase the corporate.

Musk filed a countersuit in opposition to Twitter on July 29, escalating his authorized battle in opposition to the corporate over his bid to stroll away from the acquisition settlement.

Earlier on Saturday, Musk mentioned that if Twitter might present its technique of sampling 100 accounts and the way it confirmed that the accounts are actual, his deal to purchase the corporate ought to proceed on its unique phrases.

(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Further reporting by Ira Iosebashvili; Enhancing by Daniel Wallis)