Musk says Twitter has accused him of violating the NDA after he tweeted their bot notification process
Brad Greenspan, the founder of one of the earliest social networking sites Myspace, claims that it would have been easier for Elon Musk to create his own “Twitter clone” as opposed to buying the platform.
Elon Musk has been told by Twitter’s legal team that he broke a confidentiality agreement after he previously tweeted about how the company checks for fine accounts, he tweeted on Saturday.
“Twitter legal just called to complain that I violated their NDA by revealing that the sample size for the bot check is 1[ads1]00!” Musk tweeted, “This actually happened.”
Musk is in the process of completing his $ 44 billion acquisition of Twitter and is discussing public records, including the number of bot users on the platform, which he has promised to remove once he has control of the company.
Twitter legal just called to complain that I broke their NDA by revealing that the bot check sample size is 100!
This actually happened.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 14, 2022
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After an internal review, Twitter told Musk that bot accounts make up less than 5 percent of users.
“Twitter agreement temporarily pending pending details that support calculations that spam / fake accounts actually represent less than 5% of users,” Musk tweeted.
Elon Musk is seen arriving for the 2022 Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022 in New York City. (Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo / GC Images) (Gilbert Carrasquillo / GC Images / Getty Images)
The small number is well below the expectations of everyone who regularly uses the platform, including Musk, who followed up his tweet by sharing how Twitter reached the number.
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Musk is in the process of completing his $ 44 billion acquisition of Twitter and is discussing public records, including the number of bot users on the platform, which he has promised to remove once he has control of the company. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images)
“To find out, my team will take a random sample of 100 followers of @twitter. I invite others to repeat the same process and see what they discover,” he tweeted, as someone on the platform asked Musk to elaborate a bit on the process. ”
To find out, my team will make a random selection of 100 followers @twitter.
I invite others to repeat the same process and see what they discover…
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 14, 2022
“Any sensible random sampling process is fine. If many people independently get similar results for% of fake / spam / duplicate accounts, it will be clear. I chose 100 as the sample size number because that’s what Twitter uses to calculate <5% fake / spam. / duplicate », Musk replied.
Any sensible random sampling process is fine. If many people independently get similar results for% of fake / spam / duplicate accounts, it will be clear.
I chose 100 as the sample size number, because that’s what Twitter uses to calculate <5% fake / spam / duplicate.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 14, 2022
The next day, Musk shared the alleged NDA breach.
I relied on the accuracy of Twitter’s public records
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 14, 2022
Musk is often critical of the platform and once told users that they were “manipulated” by the algorithm in ways they “are not aware of.”
FILE – The login / registration screen for a Twitter account was viewed on a laptop on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo / John Raoux, File / AP Newsroom)
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In the midst of the controversy, the Tesla boss said he is still “still committed” to buying Twitter.
Still committed to acquisitions
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2022
