Musk says Twitter has to show spam accounts less than 5% for deal to move forward

FILE PHOTO Elon Musk looks at his mobile phone in Cape Canaveral Florida U.S. January 19 2020. REUTERSJoe Skipper

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk looks at his mobile phone in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

(Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Tuesday his deal for Twitter Inc will not move forward until the company's chief executive officer publicly shows the proof that it has less than 5% spam accounts.

(Reporting by Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

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