Elon Musk responds to a report from a former CIA and FBI cyber security specialist who claims that nearly 80% of Twitter accounts are fake. Musk tweeted, “Sure sounds higher than 5%!” His reason for backing out of the Twitter purchase was the vast presence of bots, despite Twitter’s claim that less than 5% were fake accounts. Whistleblower Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former security chief who alleged the company intentionally minimized the estimated percentage of bots, has been subpoenaed by Musk’s attorneys.
