{"id":1870982,"date":"2023-03-07T18:13:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T23:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ftc-sought-internal-communications-and-journalist-names-from-musk-owned-twitter\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T18:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T23:15:50","slug":"ftc-sought-internal-communications-and-journalist-names-from-musk-owned-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ftc-sought-internal-communications-and-journalist-names-from-musk-owned-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC sought internal communications and journalist names from Musk-owned Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fftc-sought-internal-communications-and-journalist-names-from-musk-owned-twitter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1870982&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78228611\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Atlanta police charge 23 people following attack on police and fire training center\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"At least 23 people have been charged in connection to the violent protest at the construction site of the planned Atlanta police and fire training center in Georgia, police officials announced on Monday. 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Journalists were granted access to records within the company, as well as documents that have been newly revealed. <\/p>\n<p>Twelve letters were sent by the FTC to Twitter, asking for information about Musk and journalists who are involved in the investigation. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Files<\/a>The interim report, released Tuesday night by the Select Subcommittee of the Warization of the Federal Government and controlled by the Republican House Majority, stated that the number is. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/manchin-opposes-sohn-fcc-nomination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FCC NOMINEE GIGI SOHN WITHDRAWS NOMINATION AFTER THREE YEARS AMID MANCHIN OPPOSITION<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>These letters contained more than 350 demands for the company. The Republicans claimed that the Republicans were being driven by Lina Khan, FTC Chairwoman. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no logical reason, for example, why the FTC needs to know the identities of journalists engaging with Twitter,&#8221; The Republican <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-judiciary.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/Weaponization_Select_Subcommittee_Report_on_FTC_Harrassment_of_Twitter_3.7.2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report said<\/a>. &#8220;There is no logical reason why the FTC, on the basis of user privacy, needs to analyze all of Twitter&#8217;s personnel decisions. And there is no logical reason why the FTC needs every single internal Twitter communication about Elon Musk.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>FTC wanted information on what reporters requested. &#8220;relating to Elon Musk,&#8221; Information on whether Twitter had sold office equipment. Documentation about when Twitter developed the idea of Twitter Blue Premium Service. <\/p>\n<p>After Musk was fired, the inquiries were sent. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/twitter-layoffs-product-changes-musk-acquisition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thousands of staff<\/a> From the company. This concern led to the FTC becoming concerned about the ability of Twitter to adhere to a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/twitter-to-pay-150-million-privacy-fine-as-elon-musk-deal-looms-11653583772?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2022<\/a> Security breaches: $150 Million Settlement <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A shameful case of weaponization of a government agency for political purposes and suppression of the truth!&#8221; Musk <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1633231562962780160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> In response to Tuesday&#8217;s release of letters from the committee. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/ftc-seeks-internal-communications-journalist-names-twitter\">FTC sought internal communications and journalist names from Musk-owned Twitter<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THe Federal Trade Commission It was required that Elon Musk-owned Twitter released internal communications detailing billionaire purchase. 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