FTC Asks Twitter How It Plans to Comply With Consent Decree
Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California.
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The US Federal Trade Commission has sent letters to Twitter Inc. asking if the company is able to comply with a consent decree that the agency has vowed to rigorously enforce, according to a person familiar with the exchange.
Elon Musk’s chaotic $44 billion purchase of Twitter and the subsequent exodus of staff — including many of the company’s lawyers — has raised concerns that it doesn’t have the security or legal resources to meet the requirements of its agreement with the FTC regarding user privacy and data security.