On August 6, Elon Musk challenged Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal to a public debate focusing on the percentage of bots on the social media platform.
Musk said in a tweet:
“Let him prove to the public that Twitter has <5% fake or spam daily users!”
He also started a poll asking the users whether less than 5% of Twitter daily users are fake or spam. Twitter on August 4 dismissed an allegation by Elon that he was duped into signing a $44 billion agreement to acquire the firm.
Musk filed a countersuit against Twitter on July 29, enhancing his legal fight against the firm over his bid to walk away from the purchase agreement.
Buy Crypto NowOn August 6, Musk stated that in case Twitter could offer its method of sampling 100 accounts and how it confirmed that the accounts are real, his deal to acquire the firm should proceed on its original terms.