Elon Musk: Twitter deal cannot progress without proof on bot numbers

Tesla CEO and world's richest person expressed concerns about presence of fake accounts on platform

Elon Musk has cast further doubt over his $44bn (35bn) takeover of Twitter after stating the deal cannot move forward" until the social media company proves that less than 5% of its users are fake or spam accounts.

The Tesla chief executive used his Twitter account to say the agreed deal would not progress until the firm showed proof that only a small proportion of its users were fake.