It all came crashing down on July 8, when Musk called off the deal and accused Twitter of making ‘misleading’ statements about the number of fake accounts. — AFP
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s pursuit of Twitter was a melodrama from the beginning – a volatile courtship between a mercurial billionaire and an influential social media platform.
That relationship – a love-hate affair from both sides – is now set for an acrimonious court battle.
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