Elon Musk is still keen to clarify the history of fake accounts on Twitter, and is now counting on the support of the American authorities. In a tweet, which could just as well be a joke, the billionaire calls on the SEC, the American market control body, to take a closer look at Twitter’s statements.
Hardly a day goes by without another prank from Elon Musk being a twist in the Twitter takeover affair. Yesterday, the businessman said the deal will not go through until the company discloses precisely how many fake accounts it hosts. This question is at the heart of the dispute between the two parties since last week. Twitter claims that only 5% of active accounts are bots, Elon Musk retorts that they are at least 20%.
Also, the supporters of the billionaire express their disappointment to see the takeover of the platform on hiatus. This is how one user says: “The SEC should investigate whether Twitter’s claims are true. If Twitter is found to have lied on the official record, serious consequences and complete distrust from investors are to be expected”.
Elon Musk calls on the SEC to help with his investigation
As a reminder, the SEC, or Securities and Exchange Commission, is the organization responsible for monitoring and regulating the American markets. It is therefore directly involved in acquisitions of the magnitude of that of Twitter. However, she does not seem to have any comments for the moment. This is precisely what Elon Musk pointed out.
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In response to the tweet above, the billionaire directly challenged the SEC asking: ” there is someone ? », thus explicitly requesting the organization’s help in its investigation of fake Twitter accounts. A somewhat ironic request, account of the tumultuous relationship between the SEC and Elon Musk. Indeed, the latter did not hesitate to call the employees of the organization “bastards” in the past.
Due to the multiple interventions of the SEC in the affairs of the billionaire and in particular of Tesla, the latter therefore did not hesitate to qualify the organization with several bird names and to make it the subject of several grave jokes. of which he has the secret. Also, it is very likely that this call of the foot is, precisely, a joke. As always, it’s best to take Elon Musk’s statements on Tweeter with some hindsight.
