Twitter trial: ex-executives challenge musk's bot claims

Two former top executives at Twitter took the stand in a Delaware investor trial this week, directly contradicting Elon Musk's narrative about being misled regarding the platform's user base when he acquired the company in 2022. The testimony from Parag Agrawal, the former CEO, and Ned Segal, the former CFO, offered a starkly different account of the lead-up to Musk's takeover, raising questions about the transparency surrounding Twitter’s bot problem.

Witnesses downplay bot concerns in musk acquisition trial

Agrawal and Segal, both ousted shortly after Musk's acquisition for $44 billion, offered limited details about the tumultuous weeks surrounding the attempted deal collapse. Their testimony largely failed to challenge Musk's claims of deception, instead painting a picture of a disagreement over the significance of bot accounts. The core of the dispute revolves around Musk's assertion that Twitter intentionally misrepresented the proportion of bot accounts on its platform.

Musk had previously told the jury that he was