Republicans slam Lina Khan, defend Musk in FTC's Twitter probe
Washington, July 15 (Ians) Republicans came to defend Twitter owner Elon Musk during a hearing in an investigation by Lina Khan-led Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into Twitter over alleged user privacy failures and terminating a settlement the platform entered into with the FTC last year.
The House Judiciary Committee hearing came after Musk asked a federal court to end the FTC’s investigation into Twitter, reports The Verge.
“Why are you harassing Twitter?” Republican Jim Jordan (R-Oh) and committee chair asked Khan during the hearing.
“This wasn’t harassment. It was a shakedown,” he said.
Khan responded, saying the FTC imposed the privacy restrictions Musk cursed more than a decade ago.
“Twitter has a history of lax security and privacy policies,” she was quoted as saying.
Jordan called Khan’s leadership a “disaster” and suggested that the FTC’s Twitter probe was politically motivated.
Republicans also criticised FTC’s...
The House Judiciary Committee hearing came after Musk asked a federal court to end the FTC’s investigation into Twitter, reports The Verge.
“Why are you harassing Twitter?” Republican Jim Jordan (R-Oh) and committee chair asked Khan during the hearing.
“This wasn’t harassment. It was a shakedown,” he said.
Khan responded, saying the FTC imposed the privacy restrictions Musk cursed more than a decade ago.
“Twitter has a history of lax security and privacy policies,” she was quoted as saying.
Jordan called Khan’s leadership a “disaster” and suggested that the FTC’s Twitter probe was politically motivated.
Republicans also criticised FTC’s...
- 7/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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