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E lon Musk's deal to buy Twitter has drawn concern about the management

of free speech, misinformation, and dangerous content on the platform if it

happens.

A Twitter user said people weren't worried about Jeff Bezos' purchase of The
Washington Post the way are about Musk's Twitter deal. Musk replied, "Good
point."
The government is reportedly considering reviewing Musk's deal as it appears
to near the finish line.
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Twitter ripped into Elon Musk in the new lawsuit it just filed. Here are the 6 best lines from the

complaint.

Twitter filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk for trying to back out of his deal to
buy Twitter for $44 billion.

Musk said he wanted to terminate the deal because of issues around Twitter's
disclosure of the number of spam accounts on its site. 

Twitter's lawsuit is full of fiery accusations against Musk. 

Twitter isn't letting Elon Musk back away from his initial promise to buy the social media site that easily. 

On Tuesday, Twitter filed a lawsuit against Musk, accusing him of "refusing to honor his obligations." 

The suit comes after Musk announced last week that he wanted to terminate the agreement he signed in April to buy
Twitter for $44 billion. Musk claimed he wanted to end the deal because Twitter did not hand over enough data for his
team to verify the number of bots and spam accounts on the site. 

In response to the lawsuit late Tuesday from Twitter, Musk tweeted: "Oh the irony lol." 

Twitter's lawsuit is full of fiery accusations against Musk. Here are some of the best lines: 

The richest man in the world thinks people are being too critical of his deal to buy
a major social media platform used by hundreds of millions.

In a Twitter exchange on Saturday, Elon Musk agreed with a follower who said
Musk's deal to buy Twitter is getting far more negative attention than fellow
billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' purchase of The Washington
Post several years ago. Bezos bought the newspaper for $250 million in 2013.

Related video: Elon Musk Plans to Cut Close to 75 Percent of Twitter’s Workforce

"Not a single person wringing their hands about @elonmusk buying Twitter has
ever had a problem with Jeff Bezos owning the @washingtonpost," Twitter user
Michael Malice said.

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"Good point," Musk responded, alongside a thinking face emoji.

After months of back-and-forth, Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover

deal is reportedly close to completion. All the while, the platform's users have
expressed concerns that Musk buying Twitter could threaten free speech on the
platform and lead to a loosening of content moderation, in turn potentially
increasing hate speech, misinformation, and dangerous content on the site.

Musk, for example, has said he would reverse Twitter's ban of Donald Trump.
Twitter permanently suspended the former president's account after he
repeatedly tweeted baseless claims of election fraud that helped incite the
violent insurrection at the Capitol on January 6.

Musk also reportedly told investors he planned to slash 75% of Twitter's 7,500-
strong workforce, according to The Washington Post. Such sweeping cuts could
drastically hamper Twitter's ability to take action on harmful content.

The US government is reportedly considering national security reviews of Musk's

Twitter takeover, Bloomberg reported earlier this week, citing people with
knowledge of the matter.

Musk's plans to tap foreign investors to help pay for the deal — including Saudi
Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, and Binance
Holdings, which was founded by a Chinese businessman — have troubled Biden
administration officials, sources told Bloomberg.

Elon Musk responds 'good point' to tweet saying there was less uproar over Jeff Bezos buying The
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Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter has drawn concern about the management of free speech,
misinformation, and dangerous content on the platform if it happens.

A Twitter user said people weren't worried about Jeff Bezos' purchase of The Washington Post the way
are about Musk's Twitter deal. Musk replied, "Good point."
The government is reportedly considering reviewing Musk's deal as it appears to near the finish line.

Twitter ripped into Elon Musk in the new lawsuit it just filed. Here are the 6 best lines from the
complaint.

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1 of 7 Photos in Gallery©Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Twitter ripped into Elon Musk in the new lawsuit it just filed. Here are the 6 best lines from the
complaint.

Twitter filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk for trying to back out of his deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion.

Musk said he wanted to terminate the deal because of issues around Twitter's disclosure of the number
of spam accounts on its site.

Twitter's lawsuit is full of fiery accusations against Musk.

Twitter isn't letting Elon Musk back away from his initial promise to buy the social media site that easily.

On Tuesday, Twitter filed a lawsuit against Musk, accusing him of "refusing to honor his obligations."

The suit comes after Musk announced last week that he wanted to terminate the agreement he signed
in April to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Musk claimed he wanted to end the deal because Twitter did not
hand over enough data for his team to verify the number of bots and spam accounts on the site.

In response to the lawsuit late Tuesday from Twitter, Musk tweeted: "Oh the irony lol."

Twitter's lawsuit is full of fiery accusations against Musk. Here are some of the best lines:

The richest man in the world thinks people are being too critical of his deal to buy a major social media
platform used by hundreds of millions.

In a Twitter exchange on Saturday, Elon Musk agreed with a follower who said Musk's deal to buy
Twitter is getting far more negative attention than fellow billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos'
purchase of The Washington Post several years ago. Bezos bought the newspaper for $250 million in
2013.
Related video: Elon Musk Plans to Cut Close to 75 Percent of Twitter’s Workforce

"Not a single person wringing their hands about @elonmusk buying Twitter has ever had a problem with
Jeff Bezos owning the @washingtonpost," Twitter user Michael Malice said.

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"Good point," Musk responded, alongside a thinking face emoji.

After months of back-and-forth, Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover deal is reportedly close to
completion. All the while, the platform's users have expressed concerns that Musk buying Twitter could
threaten free speech on the platform and lead to a loosening of content moderation, in turn potentially
increasing hate speech, misinformation, and dangerous content on the site.

Musk, for example, has said he would reverse Twitter's ban of Donald Trump. Twitter permanently
suspended the former president's account after he repeatedly tweeted baseless claims of election fraud
that helped incite the violent insurrection at the Capitol on January 6.

Musk also reportedly told investors he planned to slash 75% of Twitter's 7,500-strong workforce,
according to The Washington Post. Such sweeping cuts could drastically hamper Twitter's ability to take
action on harmful content.

The US government is reportedly considering national security reviews of Musk's Twitter takeover,
Bloomberg reported earlier this week, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Musk's plans to tap foreign investors to help pay for the deal — including Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed
bin Talal, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, and Binance Holdings, which was founded by a Chinese
businessman — have troubled Biden administration officials, sources told Bloomberg.