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Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ till he gets clarity on bot numbers|Jurvetson|CC BY 2.0

Elon Musk said on Tuesday his $44 billion offer would not move forward until he gets clarity on the number of fake accounts.

Musk demands Twitter show proof that spam bots account for less than 5% of its total users.

“My offer was based on Twitter's SEC filings being accurate. Yesterday, Twitter's CEO publicly refused to show proof of <5% (spam accounts). This deal cannot move forward until he does,” Musk said in a tweet.

The latest update came hours after suggesting Musk could seek a lower price for the company.