Tesla's Elon Musk reaches deal with SEC over Twitter use

The SEC sued Musk last year after he tweeted that he would take Tesla private, which the agency said violated securities laws

Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, has reached a deal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a dispute over his use of Twitter, according to a court filing on Friday.

Musk has agreed to submit public statements about the company's finances to vetting by its legal counsel, the filing said.