FTC probes Twitter data practices after Elon Musk's layoffs
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter and trying to obtain his internal communications as part of ongoing oversight into the social media company’s privacy and cybersecurity practices, according to documents described in a congressional r…
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The Federal Trade Commission is requesting that Twitter identify all journalists who were involved in the release of the “Twitter Files” among a wide-ranging list of demands issued in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter and trying to obtain his internal communications as part of ongoing oversight into the social media company’s privacy and cybersecurity practices, according to documents described in a congressional r…
The Federal Trade Commission is stepping up its investigation into Twitter, scrutinizing its handling of the launch of Twitter Blue and the "Twitter Files.".
Among the requests were the company "identify all journalists" who were granted access to company records and to provide information about the launch of the revamped Twitter Blue subscription service, the report said
The Biden administration's Federal Trade Commission is under fire for demanding information from Twitter, including a list of journalists who had access to internal files.
By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission has acknowledged a wide-ranging investigation into Twitter’s privacy practices after a House subcommittee on Tuesday disclosed a dozen letters from the agency to the company seeking information about its operations under new CEO Elon Musk.
The FTC is going after journalists who were given access to the Twitter Files, demanding a list of names of journalists who Twitter granted access to, as part of the agency's increasingly aggressive approach against the platform.
