The case between Elon Musk and Twitter, after the billionaire gave up his purchase of the social network, continues. Justice has just imposed, on Monday, August 15, on the platform the delivery of documents from a former employee, whom Musk presented as “a key figure in the calculation of false accounts on the platform”, can be read in a court order broadcast by Reuters. .
Therefore, Twitter was ordered to collect, analyze and provide these documents related to Kayvon Beykpour, former general manager of products within the social network.
Beykpour, who resigned when Elon Musk’s inauguration was announced in April, was, in the billionaire’s words, the employee “most personally involved” in the fake account calculations.
Fake accounts have become a focal point in the case between the social network and Musk. By claiming that Twitter would have lied about the real number of these fake accounts, Musk made it the main element to justify his decision not to buy the social network in the end.
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Fake accounts, or “bots,” are accounts that aren’t run by real people. Due to their automated nature, these accounts can undermine the financial value of the social network. In fact, this is mainly calculated by the number of “monetizable” subscribers, that is, who are likely to see advertising.
As part of the lawsuit, Musk also issued similar lawsuits the week of August 8 regarding 21 other employees. Justice has indicated that it does not agree to these requests.
Source: BFM TV
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