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Twitter to give Musk access to its raw daily tweet data

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its "fire hose" of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets in an effort to push forward the Tesla billionaire's agreed-to $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform, according to multiple news reports.

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  1. Musk accuses Twitter of withholding data, says may withdraw bid

    Headline from France 24 ·

  2. Newest

    Twitter to give Musk access to its raw daily tweet data

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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26 articles, oldest first.

  1. France 24

    Musk accuses Twitter of withholding data, says may withdraw bid (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Elon Musk threatened Monday to withdraw his bid to buy Twitter, accusing it of failing to provide data on fake accounts, in the latest twist in the Tesla billionaire's push to acquire the social network.

  2. NewsBusters

    Musk Legal Team: Musk ‘Believes’ Twitter Is ‘Thwarting’ His Investigation of Spam Accounts (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    As Tesla CEO and free speech advocate Elon Musk has fought to acquire Twitter, he demanded the platform reveal how many of its users may be spam or fake accounts. His legal team accused the platform of deliberately hiding information amid Musk’s investigation.

  3. Deseret News

    Is Elon Musk setting up to bail on his $44 billion Twitter offer? (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Tesla CEO and world’s richest man, Elon Musk, appears to be laying the groundwork to get out of his $44 billion offer to buy social media giant Twitter. In a filing with the SEC, Musk’s lawyers claim Twitter has blocked Musk’s attempts to get better data on how many of the platform’s 229 million…

  4. Al Jazeera

    Musk threatens to ‘terminate’ Twitter deal over bot account data (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Elon Musk’s lawyer accuses platform of ‘thwarting his information rights’ by not providing more data on fake accounts.

  5. FOX Business

    Musk says Twitter is 'actively resisting and thwarting' his right to information on spam, fake account data (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Musk has previously said his $44B acquisition is temporarily 'on hold' pending details supporting Twitter's calculations that spam and fake accounts make up less than 5% of users.

  6. FOX Business

    Twitter to give Elon Musk internal data on spam, fake accounts: report (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    After repeated requests, Elon Musk will reportedly get the spam and fake account data he's been asking for from Twitter.

  7. MyNorthwest

    Reports: Twitter to provide Musk with raw daily tweet data (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its "firehose" of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets in an effort to push forward the Tesla

  8. The Guardian

    Twitter set to comply with Elon Musk demand for data on fake accounts (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Network ready to provide stream of daily data after world’s richest man threatened to pull out of $44bn purchase if Twitter refused

  9. Engadget

    Twitter will reportedly give its full data stream to Elon Musk (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Twitter could comply with Elon Musk’s demand for more data about its users as soon as this week..

  10. Insider

    Twitter is reportedly giving in to Elon Musk's demand for its 'firehose' of internal data (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk had previously accused Twitter of possibly underestimating the number of fake accounts on its platform.

  11. Portland Press Herald

    In reversal, Twitter plans to comply with Elon Musk’s demand for bot data (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The billionaire has threatened to pull out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter unless the company provides access to data he says is necessary to evaluate the number of fake users on the platform.

  12. Washington Post

    In reversal, Twitter plans to comply with Musk’s demands for bot data (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Twitter plans to provide the full firehose of internal data to Elon Musk, after weeks of resisting the billionaire's requests.

  13. Boston

    Reports: Twitter to provide Elon Musk with raw daily tweet data (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets, according to reports.

  14. Digital Journal

    Twitter to share data at heart of Musk deal dispute: report (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Twitter will yield to Elon Musk's demand for internal data central to a standoff over his troubled $44 billion bid to buy the social media platform.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Twitter to give Musk access to its raw daily tweet data (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its "fire hose" of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets in an effort to push forward the Tesla billionaire's agreed-to $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform, according to multiple news reports.

  16. Quartz

    Elon Musk claimed to need more data, so Twitter turned its firehose on him (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Elon Musk claimed Twitter was denying him user data, so they gave him everything they had.

  17. Breitbart News

    Twitter Relents: Promises to Give Elon Musk 'Firehose' of Internal Data (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Twitter has reportedly agreed to provide Tesla CEO Elon Musk with access to its internal data after the billionaire threatened to pull out of a deal to acquire the company due to a lack of transparency around bots on the platform.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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