by Liza Carlisle at Republic Brief
Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter thrilled all who are clamoring for free speech on social media. Musk is rolling out a new strategy aimed at blowing up his $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter.
But now Musk has a different strategy in mind.
Musk and his investment group were unable to obtain more precise information from Twitter about the real number of bot and fake accounts on the platform.
Attorneys for Twitter are pressing for a four-day trial that would begin in September, The Post added, while Musk wants to push a trial date back to no sooner than February 2023.
“The core dispute over false and spam accounts is fundamental to Twitter’s value,” Musk’s lawyers wrote in a filing on Friday in response to Twitter’s suit. “It is also extremely fact and expert intensive, requiring substantial time for discovery.”
The dispute has caused Musk to file more action in the situation.
Musk filed a lawsuit on Friday as part of the ongoing legal battle.
“The 164-page suit was filed under seal just before the judge-imposed 5 p.m. deadline, so its contents were not immediately visible to the public. Under court rules, a partially redacted version may be available next week,” a report by the New York Post said.
“I have reviewed the counterclaims and declare…
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