Ken Paxton announced he would launch an investigation into whether or not Twitter has been falsely reporting the number of bots.
bots instead of guns, following the deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in his state last month.
However, many people took issue with the investigation, questioning why Paxton is investigating Twitter bots rather than gun violence following the school shooting tragedy in Uvalde—with some people also accusing him of using the investigation to support, who has reportedly threatened to pull out of a deal to purchase the social media platform over the bots issue.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faced criticism for announcing an investigation into Twitter bots instead of gun violence in the aftermath of a school shooting that left 19 students dead. Above, Paxton speaks during a press conference in Washington, D.C. in November 2021.
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