evidence: Bill Gates warns that Elon Musk could make misinformation on Twitter WORSE after his $44BN acquisition - and refuses to say if he shorted Tesla as billionaire owner suggested he did - On Wednesday Gates spoke at The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Summit and was asked about Musk's potential impact on Twitter following his acquisition - Gates said that while Musk has a good track record, he could make the misinformation on the app worse - 'I have nothing but positive things to say about Elon, if he makes Twitter worse, I'll speak out about that, but I wouldn't assume that's what's going to happen' [...] Microsoft founder Bill Gates warned that his billionaire rival Elon Musk could potentially make Twitter a worse platform - and refused to say whether or not he shorted Tesla, as Musk has alleged. [...] Last month Musk dissed Gates' gut on Twitter posting a photo of the Microsoft mogul alongside Apple's controversial pregnant man emoji 'in case you need to kill a boner.'