Elon Musk Announces Twitter Deal Is On Hold And Plunges The Site Into Chaos

Elon Musk Announces Twitter Deal Is On Hold And Plunges The Site Into Chaos

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  • Elon Musk announced early Friday morning that his deal for the acquisition of Twitter was on holding pending an investigation into fake accounts
  • Within minutes it became the most talked about topic on Twitter with everyone adding their two cents to Elon’s decision
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Once again, Elon Musk has plunged Twitter into chaos after a huge announcement. On Friday morning the world’s wealthiest man announced his deal to acquire Twitter was temporarily on hold pending an investigation into fake accounts and bots.

Elon Musk announced the surprising move by sharing an article from Reuters with details on the alleged number of fake accounts on Twitter. After the sale price was reached between Twitter and Elon, a federal filing from the company said “of the 229 million Twitter users who saw advertising in the first quarter of 2022, less than 5% were fake accounts” according to NPR.

After Elon announced he was pausing the acquisition of Twitter pending an investigation the site exploded with reactions. Every newspaper on the planet rushed to hit ‘publish’ on an article about it while Elon’s supporters and detractors all weighed in. Here are some of those responses…

Elon Musk Announces Twitter Deal Is On Hold And Plunges The Site Into Chaos

Here’s what the people are saying:

This sure seems to be a popular sentiment from people on Twitter…

And now for some totally reasonable reactions:

I’ve seen wide reports that ‘nearly half’ of Elon Musk’s 90 million Twitter followers are fake. Elon has surely seen those reports as well. And it’s possible those reports might’ve prompted Elon to pause the Twitter acquisition until he figures how the real number of fake accounts.