Fake accounts: Why Elon Musk says he doesn't want to buy Twitter anymore

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July 11, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was set to buy Twitter for $44 million. Now, he says he doesn't want to and Twitter and Musk are headed to court to figure it all out.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks to The Atlantic's Derek Thompson about what Musk's stated desire to not buy Twitter means.

This segment aired on July 11, 2022.

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