August 24, 2022
Twitter whistleblower earlier revealed how the microblogging platform lied to Musk about bot accounts data.
Following the revelation, Musk tweeted,”in case anyone feels like buying a fine whistle..." along with a picture of a whistle.
“So spam prevalence *was* shared with the board, but the board chose not disclose that to the public … “ Musk added.
The world’s richest man had earlier pulled out from the $44 billion Twitter deal citing the company failed to provide reliable spam bots data.
Elon Musk was later sued by Twitter for breaching the contract and pulling out from the deal.
Tesla CEO then counter sued the social media company.
Twitter's former head of security, Peiter "Mudge" Zatko claimed that Twitter has "major security problems that pose a threat to democracy.