The US Federal Trade Commission has asked Twitter to turn over internal communications related to Elon Musk, along with information about recent layoffs, focusing on how staff cuts at the social media company will affect its ability to protect users, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
The FTC also asked Twitter to “identify all journalists” who can access the company’s records and provide information about the launch of the overhauled Twitter Blue subscription service, according to documents seen by the Journal. Since Musk took over the company in October, the newspaper reported, the agency has sent dozens of messages to Twitter and its lawyers.
An FTC official wrote to Twitter’s attorneys on November 10 after the first round of layoffs earlier that month, according to the newspaper that “we are concerned about the impact of these staffing cuts on Twitter’s ability to protect consumers’ information.”
The panel also asked whether privacy reviews were conducted prior to implementing product changes, as required by the May 2022 consent order. Twitter agreed to pay $150 million To misrepresent how non-public user contact information is used.
The Journal reported that the FTC is also seeking to have Musk testify in connection with the investigation.
The FTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the committee told the newspaper that the agency is “conducting a rigorous investigation into Twitter’s compliance with the consent order that went into effect long before Mr. Musk purchased the company.”
Twitter, which no longer has a communications department, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Musk, who bought Twitter in October for $44 billion, cut nearly 50% of his workforce, or about 3,700 workers, in the first month — layoffs that spurred alleged lawsuits. Worker rights violations. More executives and staff have quit, with so many defecting that Twitter users fear the site will collapse.
As Musk cut costs and functionality, he also made rapid changes to the service, such as rolling out a new system for verifying accounts and reinstating blocked accounts like those of previous ones. US President Donald Trumpwhich Twitter had Boot from the platform For breaking the site’s rules against glorifying violence.
Musk’s move to charge for free features usually angered people who use the platform, especially because the changes were made with little notice. Twitter fumbled rolling out an updated verification system Last year it allowed users to get a coveted blue check mark if they paid a subscription fee.
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