American media reported that a former executive at Twitter, a major American social media company, had submitted a complaint to the authorities, alleging that he intentionally pretended to have many users inside the company.
The lawsuit with entrepreneur Elon Musk, who withdrew the acquisition, could also be affected.
The whistleblower was Peter Zatko, who was dismissed as Twitter's security chief this year.
According to the Washington Post, a leading American newspaper, Mr. Zatko has filed a complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
According to this, Twitter pointed out that the percentage of fake accounts that had no actual existence was intentionally underestimated to make the number of users appear to be large, and that data management was sloppy. That's it.
Entrepreneur Elon Musk withdrew the acquisition due to doubts about the company's explanation of the percentage of fake accounts and has become a legal battle, and the contents of this accusation letter will also affect the trial in the future. There is a possibility.
Twitter denied the content of the complaint in a statement, saying it contained "many contradictions, inaccuracies, and missing important context."
Musk reiterates the legitimacy of his claims
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has also responded to this.
Citing the Washington Post's online version of the article that reported on the whistleblowing, Musk posted on his Twitter account, "So the fake account epidemic, called spam, was shared, but the board said it was. I chose not to disclose it.”