{"id":1974931,"date":"2023-07-17T08:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T12:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ftc-punished-twitter-for-seceding-from-the-censorship-complex\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T08:18:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T12:18:20","slug":"bidens-ftc-punished-twitter-for-seceding-from-the-censorship-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ftc-punished-twitter-for-seceding-from-the-censorship-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s FTC penalized Twitter for leaving the censorship network."},"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%2Fbidens-ftc-punished-twitter-for-seceding-from-the-censorship-complex%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=1974931&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--><div \u200bclass=\"article-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twitter\u200c vs. FTC: A Battle of \u200cPower and Free\u200c Speech<\/h2>\n<p>The\u2063 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has\u2063 come \u2064under fire for \u2063allegedly pressuring an independent \u200dauditing\u2063 firm \u2063to \u2063find Twitter in violation of\u2062 its settlement agreement.\u2064 This revelation not only \u2064has implications for Twitter&#8217;s legal battle with the FTC but also sheds light on the \u2064Biden \u200badministration&#8217;s targeting\u200b of the social media platform due\u2063 to\u200c its owner, Elon \u200bMusk&#8217;s, support\u2063 for\u2062 free speech.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I felt\u2064 as \u2064if \u200cthe \u200dFTC was trying to influence the \u2063outcome of the\u200b engagement before it had \u2063started,&#8221; testified David Roque, a CPA with\u200b nearly 30 years of experience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Roque&#8217;s\u200c testimony prompted Twitter&#8217;s lawyers to seek documents from the \u200cFTC, but the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-already-banned-from-olympics-for-doping-caught-doping-again\/\" title=\"Russia, Already \u2018Banned\u2019 from Olympics for Doping, Caught Doping Again\">agency refused<\/a> to provide any\u200b details. \u200dIn \u2062response, \u200cTwitter filed a motion to vacate the consent\u2064 order and \u2063protect itself from\u2064 further harassment.<\/p>\n<p>The motion reveals shocking\u200b details of the FTC&#8217;s abusive tactics against \u200cTwitter. \u200bCoupled with a \u2063report by the House Weaponization Subcommittee, it\u200d becomes clear \u200dthat the Biden\u2063 administration is\u200d targeting\u200d Twitter for \u2062its departure from the\u2063 Censorship-Industrial Complex.<\/p>\n<h3\u200d class=\"wp-block-heading\">FTC&#8217;s Pre-Musk Enforcement Actions<\/h3>\n<p>The FTC&#8217;s\u200b aggressive \u2064campaign against Twitter began over a decade ago when the\u2062 company\u2063 was found \u2064to \u2063have violated the Federal \u2063Trade Commission Act. A settlement\u2063 agreement \u2064was reached, requiring\u2064 Twitter\u200b to\u200c establish\u200c a comprehensive information\u2062 security program and\u2064 undergo independent \u200dassessments \u2064of\u200d its \u200dcompliance.<\/p>\n<p>Under the 2022 \u200bconsent order, \u200cTwitter was required to \u2064maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-push-to-rein-in-big-tech-as-federal-gears-grind-slow\/\" title=\"States Push to Rein in Big Tech as Federal Gears Grind Slow\">comprehensive privacy<\/a>\u2063 and information security program. However, \u2064the FTC&#8217;s behavior drastically changed after Musk&#8217;s \u200cacquisition \u200cof Twitter, with the \u200bagency issuing \u2062numerous demand \u2063letters and deposing\u200b former employees.<\/p>\n<h3 \u200dclass=\"wp-block-heading\">FTC&#8217;s Scorched Earth Tactics<\/h3>\n<p>The FTC&#8217;s investigation into Twitter intensified after Musk&#8217;s ownership, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ftc-punished-twitter-for-seceding-from-the-censorship-complex\/\" title=\"Biden's FTC penalized Twitter for leaving the censorship network.\">agency publicly expressing deep\u2063 concern<\/a> and emphasizing its new \u200dtools for \u200bensuring compliance. Demand \u2063letters and burdensome requests for\u2064 information followed, creating a\u2064 hostile environment for\u2063 Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>During a deposition, \u2063David Roque revealed \u200cthat the FTC had\u2064 pressured him to reach \u200da predetermined conclusion about\u2062 Twitter&#8217;s \u200ccompliance. This revelation\u200c raised\u200b serious concerns \u2063about the agency&#8217;s conduct and its\u2064 impact on the \u2062independence \u2064of \u2063the assessment.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twitter \u2062Fights Back<\/h3>\n<p>In response \u200bto the FTC&#8217;s misconduct, Twitter&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-legal-team-files-appeal-after-obama-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-pennsylvania-from-certifying-its-results\/\" title=\"Trump Legal Team Files Appeal After Obama Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Pennsylvania From Certifying Its Results\">legal team filed<\/a> a motion \u200cfor relief from\u200c the consent \u200border. They argue \u200bthat the FTC&#8217;s interference with the independent assessment \u200dbreached \u200bthe terms of the \u2062order\u200b and violated the \u2063requirement \u2064for objectivity\u200d and \u200dindependence.<\/p>\n<p>The motion also \u2062highlights the stark contrast \u2063in the FTC&#8217;s\u200b treatment of \u200dTwitter before\u2063 and after \u200cMusk&#8217;s ownership, suggesting bias and \u200dpolitically motivated \u2064attempts to\u2063 hinder Musk&#8217;s goals.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Battle Continues<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2063motion is currently \u2063pending before \u200da\u200b federal court,\u200d with \u2062a\u200b hearing scheduled\u2062 for next month. The outcome will determine whether \u200cTwitter\u200b can escape the FTC&#8217;s harassment and\u2064 protect its commitment to free speech.<\/p>\n<p>Despite FTC Chair\u200d Lina Khan\u2062 claiming ignorance\u200c of the\u200d situation, the evidence suggests a concerted\u2062 effort to\u200d target \u200dTwitter since \u2064Musk&#8217;s involvement. The\u2062 battle\u200c between Twitter and\u2064 the FTC is far from over, and its\u2064 implications for free speech\u2062 and government overreach \u2062are significant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent motion filed in federal court reveals that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) exerted undue pressure on an independent auditing firm to find Twitter guilty of violating its settlement agreement. This misconduct, along with the FTC&#8217;s rejection of the settlement terms, gives Twitter the right to nullify the consent order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":499,"featured_media":1974932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}