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A comment on Twitter says Musk’s spam analysis used tool that called his own account a bot. Parent comment

Re:Twitter says Musk’s spam analysis used tool that called h... by throwawaycities on Saturday August 06, 2022 @07:09AM (#32366995)
> There's no way to simply back out of a very public offer for a major social app without litigation that costs time out of your life

$1B is a lot of money…he has obviously determined it’s well worth it to spend a few million in legal fees to try. Even if they settle (which more than >90% of cases do) maybe he cuts that penalty in half…even if he knocks 10% of financially it’s well worth it. Even if he loses and ends up paying his legal fees and their legal fees its clear he has determined it’s well worth it.

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Re:Twitter says Musk’s spam analysis used tool that called h... by _djo_ on Saturday August 06, 2022 @07:40AM (#32367177)
He’s not on the hook for $1 billion. That was just a break up fee if he couldn’t secure financing. He’s on the hook for the entire deal value.
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