Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launches Twitter bots probe after Musk’s public complaints

#Texas #ElonMusk
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/06/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-launches-twitter-bots-probe-.html

Twitter reportedly will give Musk the full “firehose” of user data he demanded

#Twitter #ElonMusk
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/06/twitter-reportedly-will-give-musk-the-full-firehose-of-user-data-he-demanded/

Twitter Obliterates Elon Musk's Excuses for Trying to Kill $44 Billion Deal in Blistering Court Filing

A new court filing from Twitter calls out the Tesla CEO for making “factually inaccurate, legally insufficient, and commercially irrelevant" claims about the tech company and its users, and said the tool Musk used to calculate the number of inauthentic accounts on the site listed his own account as a likely bot

#Twitter #ElonMusk
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-obliterates-excuses-44-billion-bots-1849375310

Musk wants public debate with Twitter CEO instead of that upcoming court trial

That's not how this works −

Debate will happen at the Delaware Court of Chancery.

#Twitter #ElonMusk
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/musk-challenges-twitter-ceo-to-debate-twitter-will-stick-to-its-lawsuit-instead/

Musk Says Twitter Hiding Witnesses He Needs in Buyout Fight

He wants names of workers who specifically assess user base

Twitter says it has turned over all pertinent information

#Twitter #ElonMusk
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-10/musk-says-twitter-is-hiding-witnesses-he-needs-in-buyout-fight

Elon Musk is apparently preparing for the worst-case scenario of being forced to consummate his deal with Twitter.

#Twitter #ElonMusk
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/elon-musk-cashes-in-6-9-billion-of-tesla-stock-just-in-case/

Judge orders #Twitter to give #ElonMusk former executive's documents

Former GM of Consumer Product Kayvon Beykpour, who left after the Musk acquisition deal, was described in Musk's court filings as one of the executives "most intimately involved with" determining the amount of spam accounts.

Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery in her order on Monday denied Musk's request for access to 21 other people with control over relevant information.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/judge-orders-twitter-give-elon-musk-former-executives-documents-2022-08-15/

Botometer creator says Musk's Twitter spam estimate "doesn’t mean anything"

With the Botometer tool, you can "choose any threshold... to get any result you want."

Twitter also pointed out that Musk and his team "have not indicated what score they are applying to conclude an account constitutes spam; thus, their allegation is unverifiable."

#Twitter #ElonMusk
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/botometer-creator-says-musks-twitter-spam-estimate-doesnt-mean-anything/

Judge slams Musk for withholding text messages, cites "glaring" omissions

The judge also chides Musk for wasting time, says there's no time for "just kiddings."

#Twitter #ElonMusk #WitholdingEvidence
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/judge-slams-musk-for-withholding-text-messages-cites-glaring-omissions/

Twitter shareholders approve the $44B merger Musk is trying to get out of

#Twitter #ElonMusk #Merger #ShareholderApproved
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/twitter-shareholders-approve-the-44b-merger-musk-is-trying-to-get-out-of/

#ElonMusk accuses #Twitter of security lapses in court filing

Musk said the claims to Congress of foreign agents directly meddling on the platform made by former head of Twitter security Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, amounted to fraud and breach of contract.

"Needless to say, the newest revelations make undeniably clear that the Musk Parties have the full right to walk away from the Merger Agreement−for numerous independently sufficient reasons," said the amended countersuit.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/elon-musk-accuses-twitter-security-lapses-court-filing-2022-09-15/

Twitter whistleblower reveals employees concerned China agent could collect user data

#Twitter #Whistleblower #China
https://www.reuters.com/legal/twitter-whistleblower-detail-dire-security-threats-ahead-musk-deal-vote-2022-09-13/

Twitter says Elon Musk's own data scientists did not back up bots claims

Social media group seeks sanctions as billionaire attempts to pull out of acquisition.

#ElonMusk #Twitter
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/twitter-says-elon-musks-own-data-scientists-did-not-back-up-bots-claims/

Musk Revives $44 Billion Twitter Bid, Aiming to Avoid Trial

#ElonMusk #Twitter
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-04/musk-proposes-to-proceed-with-twitter-deal-at-54-20-a-share

The biggest reason Musk offered to buy Twitter again is "he's almost certain to lose" in court, a law professor says.

#ElonMusk #Twitter
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/why-musk-gave-up-hes-almost-certain-to-lose-twitter-case-law-professor-says/

Musk asks judge to cancel trial, claims Twitter won't "take yes for an answer"

Delaware Court of Chancery Judge Kathaleen McCormick has granted Elon Musk's request for a stay in an order that gives the parties three weeks to negotiate and close the merger.

#ElonMusk #Twitter
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/musk-asks-judge-to-cancel-trial-claims-twitter-wont-take-yes-for-an-answer/

Citing the billionaire's refusal to commit to a closing date, as well as a financing problem with one of his lending banks, Twitter says Musk's latest promise to buy the platform can't be trusted.

#ElonMusk #Twitter
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/elon-musk-cant-be-trusted-to-complete-merger-twitter-tells-judge/

Citizens for Ethics tweets:

If Elon Musk buys Twitter, takes it private and lets Donald Trump back on, and the Supreme Court spikes Section 230, would Musk and Twitter be liable for violent threats against the government posted by Trump?

#ElonMusk #Twitter #Trump #Secion230
https://twitter.com/crewcrew/status/1577421612416380930

Elon Musk Was Mulling Creating a Blockchain-Based Social Media Firm Before Offering to Buy Twitter

A series of text messages released as part of ongoing litigation over the failed Twitter deal reveals the billionaire's vision for a social media platform that would charge users to put short messages on a blockchain.

#Twitter #ElonMusk #Blockchain
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/30/elon-musk-was-mulling-creating-a-blockchain-based-social-media-firm-before-offering-to-buy-twitter/

For Twitter users targeted by hate speech, Musk's handling of Kanye West's antisemitic remarks leaves open the question of how safe the platform will be going forward.

#Twitter #ElonMusk #KanyeWest #Antisemitism
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/musks-one-on-one-with-kanye-signals-naivete-moderating-twitter-hate-speech/

Adidas execs got so sick of Kanye West they chose to 'obliterate $2B in annual revenue' to be rid of him: Bloomberg

#Adidas #KanyeWest
https://www.rawstory.com/kanye-west-adidas/

Elon Musk Likes Kanye West’s 'Shalom' Tweet Following Antisemitic Tirades

The controversial rapper posted the tweet after weeks of silence on the platform and a firestorm over his disturbing comments about Jewish people.

#Twitter #ElonMusk #KanyeWest #Shalom #Racism #AntiSemitism
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-likes-shalom-kanye-west-tweet_n_637ac678e4b0c5739621d728

Elon Musk Welcomes Kanye West Back to Twitter

#ElonMusk #KanyeWest #Twitter
https://time.com/6235475/musk-kanye-twitter/

#ElonMusk to 'unlock doors to #TwitterJail' with amnesty for suspended accounts

Critics say the move will see #FarRight & #WhiteSupremacist accounts such as the American #Nazi Party back on the platform−with one award-winning journalist warning it will put lives at risk and telling Musk "you will have blood on your hands!"

Musk ran a #Twitter poll to vote on reinstatements for accounts that have not "broken the law or engaged in egregious spam".

The yes vote was 72%.
https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-to-unlock-all-the-doors-to-twitter-jail-with-amnesty-for-suspended-accounts-12754933

"Amnesty begins next week."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595473875847942146

Musk has walked back his plan to create a "widely diverse" content moderation council at Twitter, saying he only promised to form the council on the condition that activists promised to stop pushing advertisers to boycott his platform.

#ElonMusk #Twitter #Boycott #ContentModeration #NoDiverseModerationForYou
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/musk-breaks-promise-to-form-twitter-moderation-panel-blames-activists/

Elon Musk Hires PlayStation 3 Hacker To Fix Twitter

George Hotz becomes a Twitter intern to fix the social media website’s search function

#Twitter #ElonMusk #GeorgeHotz #GeoHot #Internship #PS3Hacker
https://kotaku.com/elon-musk-twitter-playstation-3-george-hotz-tesla-1849816893

Musk threatens war with Apple

Elon Musk on Monday fired off a series of tweets aimed at Apple for allegedly threatening "to withhold Twitter from its App Store" and for pulling most of its ad spend on Twitter.

Musk said last week that he would build his own smartphone if Apple pulled Twitter from its app store for violating its rules. But doing so would take enormous resources and time.

#Twitter #ElonMusk #Apple #Advertisements #WalledGardens #ElonMuskSmartphone
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/28/musk-threatens-war-apple-twitter

Musk won’t relaunch Twitter Blue until he finds a way to avoid Apple fees

He also raised the price of blue checks by 1 cent.

#ElonMusk #Twitter #TwitterBlue #TwitterVerified

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/musk-wont-relaunch-twitter-blue-until-he-finds-a-way-to-avoid-apple-fees/

Twitter owner Elon Musk said he went to Apple’s headquarters and met with Apple CEO Tim Cook in tweets on Wednesday.

The meeting marks a significant de-escalation days after Musk went on a tweet storm accusing Apple of threatening to pull the Twitter app from the App Store.

“Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store,” Musk tweeted.

#Twitter #Apple #AppStore #ElonMusk #TimCook
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/30/elon-musk-meets-tim-cook-says-apple-never-considered-removing-twitter-app-.html

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of "inciting violence" over offensive tweets−just two months after his last ban.

The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, posted a series of erratic tweets - one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star.

The head of the UK's Holocaust Educational Trust described West's comments as "repulsive and sickening".

#Twitter #KanyeWest #Ye #ElonMusk #Swastika #AntiSemitism
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63826675