The litigation between Twitter and Elon Musk is entering new phases. While the two sides previously agreed to appear in court in October, Musk wants to subpoenas ex-CEO Jack Dorsey as a part of his battle against Twitter. He also invited Dorsey to a public debate. On the other side, Twitter wants to force Musk to fulfill its promises to buy the company at $44 billion. However, the wealthiest man on the planet backed out of the deal due to the so-called high number of spam and fake accounts on the platform.
Elon Musk gets access to 9,000 Twitter accounts data through a court order
Judge Kathaleen McCormick is now allowing Musk to access an “absurdly broad” amount of account data. The judge also ordered Twitter to show how it selected those accounts for review. Twitter calls these accounts “historical snapshots.” According to the judge’s decision, obtained by The Verge, Musk’s lawyers requested access to “all of the data Twitter might possibly store for each of the approximately 200 million accounts included in its mDAU count every day for nearly three years.” While 9,000 accounts are only a tiny portion of Twitter’s user community, it may help Elon Musk’s lawyers assess the actual number of users and support their claims. “We look forward to reviewing the data Twitter has been hiding for many months.” Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, told Reuters. In response, Twitter has informed the court that the historical snapshot data is related to the fourth quarter of 2021, and the company no longer has access to it. Therefore, it can’t determine the exact time for providing new data because “no one in their right mind has ever tried to undertake such an effort.” However, Twitter says it could take up to two weeks to recreate that data. The judge has given the company enough time to prepare the requested data.
