Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter
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Elon publicized the method he wants to use to determine the fraction of accounts that are "fake" on Twitter. Other experts panned his preferred method.
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https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/twitter-committed-elon-musks-44-billion-deal-2022-05-17/
The narrative seems to be that Elon did no “due diligence” before signing the deal.
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Half of Joe Biden's Twitter Followers Are Fake, Audit Reveals
Almost half of President Joe Biden's current 22.2 million followers on Twitter are fake accounts, according to an audit tool provided by software company SparkToro.
SparkToro's tool found that 49.3 percent of accounts following the official @POTUS Twitter account are "fake followers" based on analysis of a number of factors, including location issues, default profile images and new users.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is currently trying to buy Twitter, has expressed concerns about the number of fake accounts and a potential crack down could see users such as Biden lose a huge number of followers.
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The picture gets murkier as time goes on. The purchase may not happen at all.
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What does BTW mean?
I'm lost.
I was only joking
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What does BTW mean?
I'm lost.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
What does BTW mean?
I'm lost.
You've lost your way, gone right by you.
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What does BTW mean?
I'm lost.
@Horace speaks street. Listen to him. LOL
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Solid.
Actually, I think that might be 1950's hipster talk.
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@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
Pass the popcorn, George.
I ate the popcorn a while ago.
Now, it's gone.
Tesla (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal for Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), citing material breach of multiple provisions of the agreement.
Shares of Twitter fell 6% in extended trading.
The announcement brings to an end a will-he-won’t-he saga after the world’s richest person clinched a deal for Twitter in April but then put the buyout on hold until the social media company proved that spam bots accounted for less than 5% of its total users.
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To be sure he snuck out of the deal because the market tanked in the months following his bid and he was overpaying. He could still come back in a few weeks or months with a lower bid.
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To be sure he snuck out of the deal because the market tanked in the months following his bid and he was overpaying. He could still come back in a few weeks or months with a lower bid.
@jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:
To be sure he snuck out of the deal because the market tanked in the months following his bid and he was overpaying. He could still come back in a few weeks or months with a lower bid.
Yep. Overpaying, using a significantly reduced personal fortune.
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They have a colorable argument.
Only non-witches get due process.
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