Musk is threatening to walk away from the deal if the company doesn't provide him with information about its bot accounts.
Lawyers for the CEO of the two companies wrote a letter to the social networking site. The letter was included in the SEC filing.
According to the letter, Musk has been asking for the company's information since May 9, when he offered to buy the company.
A message was left asking for a response from the social networking site.
In the letter, the lawyers say that the company only offered to give details about its testing methods. That istantamount to denying Mr. Musk's data requests. Musk wants data so he can verify his claims.
According to the lawyers, Musk believes that the company is trying to undermine his information rights under the merger agreement.
It is clear that this is a clear violation of the merger agreement and Mr. Musk has the right to walk away from the deal.
The company estimates that less than 5% of accounts are fake. The Securities and Exchange Commission has been made aware of the bot estimates for a long time.
The bot problem is indicative of a long-standing fixation for Musk, one of the most active celebrity users on the social networking site. Musk thinks that such bots are a problem for most other users of the platform, as well as advertisers who use the platform based on how many real people they expect to reach.
O'Brien was reporting from Rhode Island.
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