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[ad_1] Twitter Inc. whistle-blower Peiter Zatko’s first public appearance since his explosive allegations against the social media giant couldn’t be more awkwardly timed for the company that billionaire Elon Musk no longer wants to buy. Twitter Inc. whistle-blower Peiter Zatko's first public appearance since his explosive allegations against the social media giant couldn't be more awkwardly timed for the company that billionaire Elon Musk no longer wants to buy. Zatko, the ex-hacker who was Twitter's head of security, is expected to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that the company misled its board, investors and users about the security of its platform and the prevalence of bots. The testimony comes as law...

[ad_1] Musk, who claims the bot accounts inflated Twitter’s usage figures, is demanding the data. Twitter Inc. provided data for spam and robot accounts that was “explicitly an estimate” to billionaire Elon Musk, who hasn't shown any reason why that information is relevant to his plan to ditch a $44 billion buyout of the social-media platform, the company's lawyer told a Delaware judge.Musk, who claims the bot accounts inflated Twitter's usage figures, is demanding the data because he wants a “do-over” so his experts can “analyze the number and see if they can come up with a different number,” Twitter lawyer Bradley Wilson said Wednesday during a court hearing. The request by Musk also raises user privacy issues, and involve...

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Twitter Gets One-Two Punch as Whistle-Blower Piles On After Elon Musk

Twitter Attorney Says Bot Data Given to Elon Musk Was ‘Explicitly an Estimate’