Elon Musk says Twitter must prove bot claims for US$44bil deal to proceed


Musk said he was putting a temporary halt on his much-anticipated deal to buy Twitter, sending shares in the social media giant plunging. — AFP

Elon Musk declared he won’t proceed with his US$44bil (RM193.17bil) takeover of Twitter Inc unless the social media giant can prove bots make up fewer than 5% of its users, casting yet more uncertainty over the deal.

The billionaire tweeted “this deal cannot move forward” unless Twitter provides proof of its claims, reiterating his own view that the ratio is far higher.

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