Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’

When his proposed takeover was announced in April, Mr Musk said one of his key aims was to “defeat the spam bots”, in reference to the fake and automated accounts operating on the platform

Elon Musk has said he is ‘still committed’ to his deal to buy Twitter, after revealing on Friday that the takeover is ‘temporarily on hold’ (Yui Mok/PA)

Elon Musk has said he is “still committed” to his deal to buy Twitter, after revealing on Friday that the takeover is “temporarily on hold” over details around the number of spam and fake accounts present on the site.

The billionaire Tesla owner agreed a £34.5 billion deal to take over the social media giant last month, pledging to improve free speech on the site and remove fake accounts.