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Twitter's chief on Monday defended the messaging platform's battle against "bots" that aspiring buyer Elon Musk says vex the platform, only to have the billionaire respond with a poo emoji. The exchange played out in tweets as Musk's $44 billion buy of Twitter remained "temporarily on hold," pending questions over…

Wall Street already believed Musk is trying to back out of the deal.

Elon Musk has stoked speculation he may walk away from his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter after tweeting he would not proceed until he had proof that fewer than 5% of accounts on Twitter were fake or spam.

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Activist Avi Yemini's attempt to reveal the identity of anonymous Twitter user PRGuy in order to begin a defamation case could take months.

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is likely using the bots issue as a scapegoat to walk away from his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Inc (NYSE: 

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Elon Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter