Elon Musks itchyTwitterfingers have got him in trouble again.
The latest backlash to the billionaires tweets has come from Twitter itself.
The lawsuitaccuses Musk of breaching the terms of the deal and uses his tweets as evidence.
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According to the complaint, Musks posts violated his obligations torefrain from disparaging Twitter.
Among the offending tweets is a single poop emoji.
Here are three other imprudent tweets from the self-styled Lorde Edge.
Am considering taking Tesla private at $420.
Elon invoked the term to prove hes down with the kidz particularlyhis then-girlfriend.
Unfortunately, the squares at the SEC didnt get the gag.
The regulator accused Musk of misleading shareholders by claiming that funding was secured.
Pedo-gate
The 420 post wasnt Musks only reckless tweet that year.
In response, the SpaceX chief slurred Unsworth as a pedophile anallegation he repeated in anemail to Buzzfeed.
Unsworth responded by suing Musk for defamation.
Yet the greatest ignominy came in a rare act of contrition from Musk: deleting the tweet.
Manipulating stock imo
Musks is frequently accused of manipulating markets via twitter.
Musks most consistent target is one of his own companies: Tesla.
In 2020, Musk caused an uproar by tweeting that Teslas stock price was too high.
The carmakers shares promptlytanked by 10% wiping $14 billion off its value.
Tesla argued that it was merely a personal opinion.
That explanation didnt appease all the companys investors.
One of them cited the tweetin a lawsuitclaiming Teslasboard had failed to control Musk.
Elon, however, doesnt appear to have learned his lesson.
Since the latest lawsuit, his Twitter diarrhea has spewed as freely as ever.
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Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
