Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower as he battles to end takeover deal
by Reuters from Technology | The Guardian on (#631AR)
Billionaire seeking documents on company's spam, claiming it misled him about true number of bot accounts
Elon Musk has subpoenaed a former Twitter employee who has accused the social media company of poor spam policies and security vulnerabilities as the billionaire battles to get out of his $44bn agreement to buy Twitter.
Musk is seeking documents and communications from Twitter's former security chief, Peiter Zatko, who last week filed an 84-page whistleblower complaint claiming the company is running dangerously outdated software and falling behind in its battle against spam accounts.
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