Since Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX, hostilely acquired the well-known social media site, Twitter, in a $44 billion cash acquisition, it has become one of the most discussed topics all around the world.
It’s not because it’s about Elon Musk or Twitter. It ignited so much debate because what happened after the acquisition is nothing less than a soap opera.
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Elon Musk notified Twitter on July 8 that he wanted to cancel the $44 billion deal to buy the social networking site. Long before that, there were already warning signs of conflict between the two sides.
Elon Musk asserted again and over again in the weeks before the notification that Twitter had not given him enough information on the number of spam bots using the service. The deletion of fraudulent accounts was one of Musk’s top concerns when he signed a deal with Twitter.
However, on the other hand, the company’s attorneys believed it had something to do with money since Musk hinted that he may break his contract with Twitter, according to Business Insider. Tesla stock has fallen since April, a major component of Musk’s fortune.
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Because of all this drama, there has been uncertainty over the future of Twitter and its CEO, Parag Agarwal. The internet is buzzing with rumours about what the future holds for Twitter’s recently appointed CEO, Parag Agrawal.
Initially, Agrawal appeared to be optimistic about his future with the company, but recent developments make us doubt that everything is fine between the Twitter CEO and Tesla CEO. However, it doesn’t mean that they were on bad terms from the start.
Most of these “top” accounts tweet rarely and post very little content.
Is Twitter dying? https://t.co/lj9rRXfDHE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 9, 2022
The recently leaked chats between them have become a hot topic of discussion all over the world because they show that before the acquisition deal was signed, they both had good bonding with each other. As a result, many people are trying to find out more about them. So, here’s what we know about it:
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Leaked chats show the bond between Elon Musk and Parag Agarwal before the acquisition deal was signed
Private conversations between Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal reveal that the two had a genuine bond before the $44 billion takeover deal soured things.
The BBC reported that Parag Agrawal contacted Elon Musk on March 27 with the message, “Hey Elon– great to be connected directly. Would love to chat,” to which the former replied by liking a message, and the pair spoke in person on March 31 at a dinner that was organized.
When the two’s friendship was at its best, Musk said in one of his texts, “I love our conversations.” Later, Agrawal stated that the meal was “memorable for multiple reasons.”
Later, Musk told Agarwal,
“Frankly, I hate doing mgmt stuff. I kinda don’t think I should be the boss of anyone. But I love helping solve technical/product design problems.”
To this, Agrawal replied,
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“Treat me like an engineer instead of a CEO.”
In the chat, Musk also once stated that he has several ideas and that his goal is to make Twitter an outstanding platform. He wrote,
“I would like to understand the technical details of the Twitter codebase. This will help me calibrate the dumbness of my suggestions.”
To which Parag replied,
“I used to be CTO and have been in our codebase for a long time. So I can answer many, many of your questions.”
Two weeks before the five-day hearing that starts on October 17 and will determine whether Musk should purchase the microblogging site as he initially wanted to, the discussions were made public in a Delaware court filing.
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