continue American billionaire Elon MuskHe provoked controversy through his tweets on the Twitter platform, and in the latest of these responses, he used the “craps” emoji.
This came in response to what Twitter CEO Paraj Agrawal wrote in a tweet, Monday, that the internal estimates of fake accounts on the social networking platform for the last four quarters were “much less than 5%”, in response to Elon Musk’s criticism of the company’s dealings. with fake accounts.
Agrawal said Twitter’s estimate, which has remained the same since 2013, cannot be reproduced externally due to the need to use public and private information to determine whether an account is fake.
The Tesla CEO responded to Agrawal’s defense of the company’s approach with the “craps” emoji.
The American billionaire said Friday that the $44 billion deal to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” pending information on the fake accounts.
He also wrote: “How do advertisers know what they’re getting for their money? This is fundamental to Twitter’s financial integrity.”
Musk has questioned Twitter’s publicly disclosed data regarding the proportion of fake and spam accounts on its social media service.
So how do advertisers know what they’re getting for their money? This is fundamental to the financial health of Twitter.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2022
He further pressed that point Monday at a tech conference in Miami, estimating that fake users make up at least 20% of all Twitter accounts. “What I’m currently told is that there is no way to know how many robots there are,” he said at the conference.
This comes as Twitter reports every three months that spam accounts make up less than 5% of total users.
Twitter shares drop
It is noteworthy that Twitter shares fell by 8.2% at the close of trading yesterday in New York.
The declines come amid speculation that Musk may dismiss the $44 billion acquisition.
The American billionaire had pledged to make changes to Twitter’s content moderation practices, rejecting decisions such as the company’s ban on the account of former US President Donald Trump, describing it as excessively aggressive, while pledging to eliminate “fake accounts” on the platform.
50-year-old Elon Musk began buying Twitter shares in January and disclosed a 9.2% stake in the company on April 4.
