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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Kari Paul

Elon Musk and Twitter: a timeline of the $44bn deal that threatens to crumble

A photo illustration shows Elon Musk's image on a smartphone agains a backdrop of printed blue and white Twitter logos.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, may still walk away from his $44bn deal to buy Twitter. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Elon Musk on Monday made his most viable threat yet to walk away from a $44bn deal to buy Twitter, accusing the company of committing a “material breach” by failing to disclose the number of bots on the platform.

The letter was published on the website of the US financial watchdog on Monday. He had previously tweeted that the deal “cannot move forward” until the spam and fake account issue had been resolved.

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