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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Musk says he could seek lower price for Twitter as he focuses on fake accounts

twitter logo next to phone showing Musk's twitter profile
Elon Musk replied to a nuanced thread by Parag Agrawal with a poo emoji. Photograph: Chesnot/Getty Images

Elon Musk has suggested that he could seek to pay a lower price for Twitter, as the social media company’s would-be owner expressed further concerns about the presence of fake accounts on the platform.

The Tesla CEO said reducing his agreed $54.20 per share offer wouldn’t be “out of the question”, days after putting the $44bn ($36bn) deal “on hold” after he queried the number of spam accounts on Twitter.

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