Twitter reportedly paid a whistleblower a sum of $7 million (roughly Rs. 56 crore) to remain silent concerning the operational issues inside the microblogging service. These claims had been made by Elon Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro throughout a listening to on Tuesday forward of the upcoming courtroom battle between Twitter and Musk for failing to finish the $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,50,300 crore) takeover deal. The report means that the whistleblower in query is Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former chief of safety. It is believed that Zatko was paid by the corporate for misplaced compensation after leaving the corporate.

As per a Bloomberg report, the deal that Zatko agreed to with Twitter didn’t enable him to talk publicly on these points, whereas he can be free to behave as a authorities whistleblower.

Musk has been allowed to make use of the claims made by Zatko in his five-day trial in opposition to Twitter which is ready to happen in October. Musk believes that Twitter misrepresented the variety of faux accounts on its platform which prompted him to not go forward with the takeover.

Twitter’s legal professionals raised issues concerning the credibility of Zatko, as per the report. The firm’s lawysers have argued that his allegations may very well be motivated by a grudge in opposition to the corporate that fired him.

On the opposite hand, Spiro reportedly identified that Zatko approached Congress along with his complaints in opposition to Twitter as an alternative of quietly leaving with the cash.

Twitter and the Tesla CEO have been engaged in a authorized battle ever because the billionaire introduced to stroll away from their deal in July. Twitter sued Musk after his announcement, whereas Musk countersued the service. A five-day trial is ready to start on October 17. While Musk needs to maneuver out of the deal, Twitter has requested the courtroom to order the billionaire to purchase the corporate for the agreed quantity.