Twitter’s lawsuit against Elon Musk has finally seen a move forward after the judge presiding over the case granted Musk a small portion of the social media company’s data.
While it is only a small amount, the information is expected to be important. While Judge Kathaleen McCormick rejected Musk’s request to access an “absurdly extensive” amount of data, she has allowed Twitter to share additional data with Musk. Specifically, the judge has ordered Twitter to hand over data on 9,000 accounts in the fourth quarter of 2021 to review and determine whether they are considered spam accounts. Twitter must also indicate how these specific accounts were deemed “historical views.”
It’s all part of the ongoing case that saw Twitter sue Elon Musk for pulling out of his $44 billion acquisition deal of the social media platform. The deal fell apart after Musk claimed Twitter was hiding the real number of bots on its platform. Twitter has since denied these claims. The situation escalated when Musk demanded that all Twitter data be handed over. As for the information now ordered for Musk’s team by the judge, Alex Spiro, Musk’s attorney sent a statement Reuters stating, “We look forward to examining the data that Twitter has been hiding for months.”
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