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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires top executives including CEO

Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world's richest man.

France 24

Elon Musk begins takeover of Twitter as top executives including Parag Agrawal fired, report says

Tesla CEO had until Friday to complete deal for the San Francisco-based platform or face court fight

The Independent UK

Timeline of billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to control Twitter

Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion

The Independent UK

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Elon Musk Twitter saga could draw to end as deadline looms

Tesla chief executive has been given until 28 October to buy social network to avoid Delaware court case

The Guardian - UK

Musk claims Twitter ordered whistleblower to destroy evidence

Elon Musk alleges that Twitter Inc. officials ordered a whistleblower to destroy evidence of the company's missteps as part of a $7.8 million severance package at issue in a legal fight over the billionaire’s attempt to cancel a buyout of the social media platform.

Tribune News Service

Here's what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it

Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources.

WEKU

Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox set to pocket over $2 million as Musk U-turns on buying Twitter

Lane Fox joined the board of Twitter in April 2016

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EXPLAINER: What's next in Musk's epic battle with Twitter?

Elon Musk’s monthslong tussle with Twitter has taken a sharp turn after the Tesla billionaire seemed to return to where he started in April — offering to buy the company for $44 billion

The Independent UK

A timeline of billionaire Elon Musk's bid to control Twitter

Reports say Elon Musk is proposing to go through with his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, a move that would end a legal fight between the billionaire and the social media company

The Independent UK

Elon Musk and Twitter boss’s messages show how pair fell out

Texts disclosed to a US court show the two bonding before the Tesla CEO tweeted: ‘Is Twitter dying?’

The Guardian - UK

Ten things Elon Musk's texts reveal about the Twitter deal

A new trove of text messages between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. executives, close friends, potential investors and Silicon Valley bros sheds light on how a $44 billion deal by the world’s richest person to buy the social media company came about — and ended up in court.

Tribune News Service

Texts released ahead of Twitter trial show Elon Musk assembling the deal

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter went down via private text messages between the Tesla CEO and a small circle of Silicon Valley's rich and powerful, according to court filings released this week.

WEKU

Musk and Twitter CEO Agrawal were briefly pals, texts show

Newly disclosed text messages between Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal showed that the two men briefly bonded in April over their love of engineering — at least until Musk tweeted this message early on Aug. 9: ‘Is Twitter dying

The Independent UK

As Elon Musk, Twitter CEO Postpone Depositions, Legal Fraternity Wary Of Tesla Chief's Tendency To Insult Opposing Attorneys

The much-awaited deposition of Elon Musk in the Twitter Inc.

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WEKU

Twitter may have hired a Chinese spy and four other takeaways from the Senate hearing

Twitter's former security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko accused the company of misleading the public, the government and its own board of directors over security flaws.

The Guardian - UK

Twitter whistleblower: what questions will Peiter Zatko face from lawmakers?

Whistleblower expected to give damning evidence of data and information security failings

Evening Standard

Elon Musk reaffirms move to scrap Twitter takeover in fresh letter after whistleblower allegations

The letter argues new allegations about the company’s security policies give additional grounds to terminate the deal

InsideEVs

New Filings Reveal SEC Asked Twitter About Spam Accounts

It turns out Tesla's Elon Musk wasn't alone in wondering what was going on with Twitter's spam accounts, though the SEC filing doesn't mention a dispute.

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The Independent UK

Congress wants to hear what Twitter whistleblower has to say

U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed Washington with allegations that the influential social network misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control fake accounts

Evening Standard

US regulator quizzes Twitter boss on spam account numbers

Twitter has reaffirmed its view that fake accounts represent less than 5% of overall users

The Guardian - US

How Twitter’s whistleblower could boost Elon Musk’s legal battle

Peiter Zatko, former security chief, brought allegations of widespread security threats and spam concerns against the company

Tribune News Service

Twitter faces legal, political peril in whistle-blower case

A whistle-blower complaint from Twitter Inc.’s former head of security, claiming severe shortcomings in the social media company’s handling of users’ personal data, will have wide ramifications for the business.

Benzinga

What The Whistleblower Means For Elon Musk And Twitter: 'Gasoline Into The Fire'

The former security chief for social media platform Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is speaking out about practices at his former company.

Newslaundry

Whistleblower claims Indian government 'forced' Twitter to hire its 'agent' with access to user data

A whistleblower has alleged that the Indian government "forced Twitter to put one of its agents on the payroll, with access to user data at a time of intense protests in the country".

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk’s Twitter lawsuit: what you need to know

Tesla CEO has sold $7bn worth of shares in the carmaker in case he loses his bid to walk away from the $44bn takeover

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