https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/06/13/technology-a-look-at-bots-and-why-they-are-holding-up-elon-musks-purchase-of-twitter/ > Elon Musk’s demand to know how many fake accounts or bots are on Twitter has been headline news since the Tesla tycoon offered $44 billion for the social media company. > Twitter Inc. reiterated that it will hold Elon Musk accountable to the terms of his proposed $44 billion takeover offer after the billionaire again threatened to pull out of the deal over the issue of bots. Musk has estimated that fake accounts make up at least 20% of all users.