Opinion — Twitter Sale Drama

Elon Musk Has Paused His Twitter Deal

Will he or will he not, that is the question

I, Napoleon B.
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3 min readMay 13, 2022

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Elon Musk Has Paused His Twitter Deal
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Breaking News! And just when you think it was a done deal, look again. It’s going to be a bumpy ride, isn’t it right Margo Channing or Bette Davis.

Elon Musk tweeted;

Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users

Although he tweeted that he is committed to the sale, the shares of Twitter tumbled 18%, as soon as Musk hit the send button.

Still committed to acquisition

In the Reuters report that Elon Musk quoted with his tweet, the company disclosed that 5% of its total users are fake or spam…

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