Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter hit the rocks this week, after the controversial billionaire put his US$44 billion ($66 billion) offer on hold over concerns about the number of spam bots infesting the platform.
Mr Musk, who wants to transform Twitter into a bastion for free speech, fears the proportion of robot users on the platform is much higher than the company admits, even suggesting he may try to pay a lower price for the company unless its board addresses his growing concerns.
