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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Dan Milmo, global technology editor

Elon Musk adds whistleblower claims to list of reasons for ending Twitter deal

twitter logo and phone showing elon musk's twitter page
The former head of security at Twitter has claimed that the company was ‘grossly negligent in areas of information security’. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Elon Musk has formally added last week’s whistleblower allegations against Twitter as a reason for terminating his $44bn (£37.7bn) takeover of the social media platform, as he also sought to delay a trial related to the deal.

Representatives of the Tesla CEO said accusations of “far-reaching misconduct” at Twitter from Peiter Zatko, the company’s former head of security, constituted a further breach of the deal.

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