{"id":1873659,"date":"2023-03-10T05:27:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T10:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ftc-hires-anti-musk-activist-amid-agencys-investigation-of-twitter\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T05:31:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T10:31:45","slug":"ftc-hires-anti-musk-activist-amid-agencys-investigation-of-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ftc-hires-anti-musk-activist-amid-agencys-investigation-of-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC Hires Anti-Musk Activist Amid Agency\u2019s Investigation of 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\">18<\/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-hires-anti-musk-activist-amid-agencys-investigation-of-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=1873659&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>\n<h2>Sarah Miller, FTC new hire, highlights close relationship between FTC und left-wing advocacy group that objected at Musk&#8217;s Twitter Takeover<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t(Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As the Federal Trade Commission intensifies its investigation into Twitter&#8217;s security practices, an antitrust activist has joined the Federal Trade Commission as a special advisor.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sarah Miller, who founded the American Economic Liberties Project (FTC), will serve as special advisor to Lina Kan, FTC chair Lina Khan. Lina Khan was a Biden appointee whom Republicans accuse of having been a communist. &#8220;weaponizing&#8221; The agency.<\/p>\n<p>Miller asked for the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Musk\u2019s October purchase Twitter. According to Miller, his business ties are with China. &#8220;concerning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the FTC wants Musk deposed and records of Musk&#8217;s correspondence with journalists. This is part of its probe into recent layoffs and data protection policies for Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Miller&#8217;s hire also highlights the close relationship of the FTC with left-wing advocacy organizations. Many of these groups objected at Musk&#8217;s Twitter takeover. They also resisted his promise to lift speech restrictions that were used by the company to target conservatives. House Republicans raised concerns about the FTC&#8217;s Twitter probe. &#8220;result of partisan pressure to target Twitter and silence Musk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the FTC told the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> Miller&#8217;s hiring has nothing to do with Twitter. She will &#8220;take no part whatsoever in the investigation of Twitter&#8217;s possible violations of its consent order or any other investigation the FTC conducts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It should surprise absolutely no one that a Biden appointee would hire a former Obama administration Treasury official who shares similar views of the vital role that robust antitrust enforcement plays in protecting consumers and ensuring fair competition in the American economy,&#8221; According to the spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>After Musk laid off large numbers of employees, the FTC is now investigating whether Twitter is following data protection regulations. House Republicans claim that the probe has become a fishing expedition. &#8220;aggressive campaign to harass Twitter and deluge it with demands about its personnel decisions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Darrell Issa, R., Calif., is a member on the House select panel that released a <a 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\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=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&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678482490441000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1V9vGR-BmwJ205YFzfTavC\">Report<\/a> criticizing the FTC investigation this week, said Khan\u2014also a former antitrust activist\u2014has &#8220;weaponized&#8221; The agency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lina Khan is the most dangerous regulator far too many don&#8217;t know about, and her weaponized FTC is obviously assembling an enemies list to suffer the abuse of its power,&#8221; Issa stated the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>. &#8220;That&#8217;s what Elon Musk is finding out, and he won&#8217;t be the last. There&#8217;s no way our committee can just look away and not deal with this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Miller created the American Economic Liberties Project with funding from Pierre Omidyar (ebay founder), in 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/mystery-solved-left-wing-billionaire-pierre-omidyar-bankrolls-shadowy-anti-musk-group\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/mystery-solved-left-wing-billionaire-pierre-omidyar-bankrolls-shadowy-anti-musk-group\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678482490441000&#038;usg=AOvVaw14bkdPaWGyerFOhi8-t4g-\">Bankrolled<\/a> Other organizations are also involved in the anti-Musk pressure campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The AELP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economicliberties.us\/press-release\/musks-twitter-acquisition-should-be-investigated-by-cfius-and-fcc\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.economicliberties.us\/press-release\/musks-twitter-acquisition-should-be-investigated-by-cfius-and-fcc\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678482490441000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0aTR2wKRtZ7Qq3sVKo7WA8\">lobbied<\/a> In October, the Biden administration began investigating Musk&#8217;s purchase of Twitter and Starlink. Miller stated that Musk&#8217;s purchase was legal. &#8220;not raise antitrust concerns&#8221; The FTC. She claimed that the acquisition presented security risks that warranted additional federal investigations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s potential dependencies on the Chinese government are concerning, and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. should investigate his takeover of Twitter,&#8221; Miller stated this in a statement released by AELP. &#8220;As should the Federal Communication Commission, considering Musk&#8217;s control of Starlink&#8217;s satellite internet service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Twitter received a list from the FTC with over 350 requests. It was all in three months following Musk&#8217;s acquisition. &#8220;relating to Elon Musk,&#8221; Details about the company&#8217;s journalists contacts and information on particular personnel decisions according to the House Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Subcommittee on the Warirization of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>The committee reported Tuesday that the FTC investigation had been driven by a &#8220;persistent, fever-pitched pressure campaign by left-wing activists and Democrats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Open Markets Institute is one of the most prominent anti-Musk pressure organizations cited in this report. Khan was the director of legal policy and Miller was the deputy director.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OMI has repeatedly urged federal agencies to take steps against Musk. OMI urged the FTC to reject the Twitter acquisition in October. &#8220;poses a number of immediate and direct threats to American democracy, free speech, and national security.&#8221; Omidyar&#8217;s foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openmarketsinstitute.org\/funders-and-supporters\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.openmarketsinstitute.org\/funders-and-supporters&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678482490441000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1IsOgueWJMtQDMonqDz382\">Donated<\/a> According to OMI&#8217;s website, at least $100,000 to OMI<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/ftc-hires-anti-musk-activist-amid-agencys-investigation-of-twitter\/\">FTC Hires Anti-MuskActivists in Agency&#8217;s Investigation of 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>Sarah Miller, FTC new hire, highlights close relationship between FTC und left-wing advocacy group that objected at Musk&#8217;s Twitter Takeover (Getty Images) As the Federal Trade Commission intensifies its investigation into Twitter&#8217;s security practices, an antitrust activist has joined the Federal Trade Commission as a special advisor. 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