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Amid the ongoing slugfest between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Parag Agrawal, more Twitter executives have moved on, apparently sensing what may come their way at the micro-blogging platform in the near future.
Agrawal tried to dispel concerns around the presence of fake/spammy accounts in a Twitter thread, with data, facts, and context, as Musk questioned Twitter's data on the same.
Agrawal has said that effective this week, Twitter is pausing most hiring and backfills, except for business critical roles.
Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts.
Musk tweeted he disagreed with a decision Twitter made in 2020 to restrict the distribution of a New York Post article about US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.
Though shareholders and regulators need to weigh in before completing the deal, the process is off to a good start for Musk, given that Twitter's board has unanimously approved his offer.
Trump was barred from major social media platforms after the deadly January 6 insurrection, with Twitter citing the risk of further incitement of violence.
It is a seminal moment for the 16-year-old company, which emerged as one of the world's most influential public squares and now faces a string of challenges.
An announcement on the outcome is expected as early as this week.
The real significance of Musk’s offer of $43 billion for Twitter is that it is the price of free speech.