Although at some point it was announced that the businessman would definitely buy the social network, the truth is that the transaction caused several delays.
Now, there is a new inconvenience on the way to purchase. As reported by the ‘Washington Post’, Musk isn’t convinced that the numbers Twitter gives him about fake accounts are real.
Tycoon’s condition for the purchase was that only 5% of social network users were ‘bot’ accounts, ie fake users that Twitter had approved at the time.
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However, as the ‘Washington Post’ assures, the acquisition of the platform is currently pending. Musk and his team believe this is the truth that at least 20% of the users of the network are fake profiles and the data provided by Twitter will not be verified where it is stated less.
This figure will also affect one of the main ideas of the Tesla CEO after the purchase is made, which will promote ways to make money from the social network.
Twitter replied to reporters that these figures are difficult to verify by an external auditor, as these figures include private user data that the platform cannot share, such as contact information, geolocation, and IP address, as Musk claims.
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In addition, the platform previously stated that they have eliminated at least one million fake accounts on a daily basis, which does not affect the browsing of real users.
“The deal is in the interest of our investors. We plan to complete the transaction with the agreed price and terms,” a representative of the company commented on the technology medium ‘Bloomberg’.
However, according to the newspaper ‘El Pais’, Musk’s doubts affected the price of company shares, which fell 4% on the day.but they are still on the rise.
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