The completion of the purchase depends on the confirmation of the number of users with spam or fake accounts on the network
Elon Musk announced that he temporarily suspended the purchase of Twitter for $ 44 billion, this Friday (13). According to the billionaire, the completion of the purchase depends on confirming the number of users with spam or fake accounts on the network.
According to Reuters, earlier this month Twitter estimated that the number of fake and spam accounts on the network accounted for less than 5% of monetizable daily active users during the first quarter and reported that it had 229 million users who received advertising in the period.
Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of usershttps://t.co/Y2t0QMuuyn
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2022
The Tesla owner had already announced that one of his goals with the purchase of Twitter was to reduce the number of such accounts.
Despite the announcement of the temporary suspension, Musk used the social network to say that he remains committed to the acquisition, but that did not stop Twitter shares from falling 20% in the premarket (trades made before the opening of the exchanges).
As of the publication of this article, Twitter has not taken a position on the suspension of the billion-dollar acquisition.
A era Musk no Twitter
Just as it was announced that Elon Musk was about to become the owner of Twitter, the billionaire went on to comment on free speech on the network, stating that he hopes “even the worst critics will stay on Twitter, because that’s what freedom is all about.” of expression” and that will make the network “more fun”. In addition, Musk also stated that the network should be “politically neutral”.
According to Folha de São Paulo, the owner of Telsa said in an interview this week during an event in the Financial Times newspaper, that he would reinstate the Twitter account of former US President Donald Trump, as he considered the ban “morally wrong”. For Musk, the suspension of the Republican was a mistake.
Even though I think a less divisive candidate would be better in 2024, I still think Trump should be restored to Twitter
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2022
“It wasn’t right to ban Trump, it was a mistake. It alienated a large part of the country and ultimately didn’t result in Donald Trump having no voice,” Musk said.
