Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud numbers

Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud in negotiations to purchase the company. Musk accuses Twitter of having defrauded the number of effective accounts.

In April of this year, Musk announced the purchase, but in July he backed down. The deal was worth US$44 billion. Right after Musk announces withdrawal of purchase (That is), Twitter took the matter to court to force him to follow through with the agreement and the businessman filed another lawsuit.

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Musk's legal representatives said that the value given by the company for the monetization of Twitter was US$238 million. But, according to them, the correct figure would be 65 million lower. Furthermore, the ads, crucial in generating profits, would be delivered to a lower volume of users than those propagated by Twitter. The businessman alleged that the company hid other facts.

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With information from AFP.

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