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by phlhr 1471 days ago
the poster is defending Twitter be able to lie on their public filings. If their bot % is materially higher then 5% they have committed securities fraud.

Twitter are stuck. If they admit a bot count of say 25% and say "sorry Mr. Musk but you committed to buy no matter what... buyer beware" then yes, Musk should be force to continue the sale but they can't because it raises much more serious questions.