Whistleblower Says Twitter Lied to Musk About Spam Bots, With Possible Implications for Trial

Whistleblower Says Twitter Lied to Musk About Spam Bots, With Possible Implications for Trial
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 13, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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A whistleblower who served as Twitter’s security chief said in regulatory filings obtained by The Epoch Times that the social media company misled tech entrepreneur Elon Musk about the number of bots on the platform, with possible implications for the legal battle between the Tesla chief and Twitter.

Peiter Zatko, who has publicly come forward as the whistleblower, made a series of explosive allegations regarding Twitter’s cybersecurity policies in a disclosure filed in July with federal regulators (pdf), including the claim of Twitter “lying about bots to Elon Musk.”
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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