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Elon Musk sells $7B in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight

Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter.

August 10, 2022 10:11am EDT

Elon Musk responds: Countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud

Elon Musk alleges that Twitter committed fraud and breach of contract. The billionaire offered to buy the social media company, then tried to back out by claiming Twitter was infested with “spam bots” and fake accounts.

August 5, 2022 1:34pm EDT

Elon Musk to countersue Twitter to blow up deal: report

Musk pledged to pay $54.20 a share for Twitter in April.

July 19, 2022 12:15pm EDT

Is Twitter down? Social media platform appears to return after major outage

Twitter was hit with a major outage on Thursday morning, appearing to impact its app and website, according to Down Detector.

July 14, 2022 11:07am EDT

Twitter rolls out new 'unmention' safety feature sitewide

Pitched as a way to "protect your peace," it gives users an option to get away from a toxic conversation.

July 12, 2022 11:03am EDT

Elon Musk calls off $44-billion deal to buy Twitter, says fake users 'wildly higher' than 5%

Elon Musk is calling off the $44-billion Twitter deal, accusing the company of "false and misleading representations" regarding fake accounts on the platform. But Twitter has vowed to fight.

July 8, 2022 6:06pm EDT

Elon Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal over bot data

Elon Musk is threatening to walk away from his $44-billion bid to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about its spam bot and fake accounts.

June 6, 2022 3:54pm EDT

Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to return to office full-time or ‘depart’ company

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said employees who don't want to return to the office full-time should "pretend to work somewhere else."

June 1, 2022 2:04pm EDT

Twitter shareholders sue Musk, say he ‘deflated’ stock price

Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaged in “unlawful conduct” aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company.

May 27, 2022 11:25am EDT

Twitter to pay $150M in data privacy settlement

Twitter has agreed to pay a civil fine of $150 million in a settlement with the federal government that requires the social media giant to do more than just claim to protect the private data of users.

May 26, 2022 11:33am EDT

Elon Musk: Twitter deal 'temporarily on hold' pending details on spam accounts

Elon Musk said his planned $44 billion purchase of Twitter is “temporarily on hold” pending details on spam and fake accounts. He later added that he's "still committed to acquisition.”

May 13, 2022 2:20pm EDT

Elon Musk would reverse Trump Twitter ban, calling it morally wrong

Elon Musk said he would overturn former President Donald Trump's ban from Twitter if his purchase of the company is successful.

May 10, 2022 4:18pm EDT

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell makes brief return to Twitter before being banned again

Mike Lindell, who was already permanently suspended from Twitter for making false claims about the 2020 election, created a new account and was banned again just hours later.

May 2, 2022 6:55am EDT

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responds to Musk takeover: 'Elon is the singular solution I trust'

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey posted a thread in response to Elon Musk's acquisition of the social media platform, suggesting he supports the move.

April 26, 2022 6:56am EDT

Elon Musk buys Twitter in $44 billion deal

Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the platform where he promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on a wide range of issues to more than 83 million followers.

April 25, 2022 9:59pm EDT