https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/13/twitter-takeover-temporarily-hold-elon-musk

Tesla owner says $44bn deal has been paused until he gets more information about fake accounts

Elon Musk has said his $44bn (£36bn) takeover of Twitter is “temporarily on hold” after the social media platform claimed that fewer than 5% of its users were spam or fake accounts.