Actions taken since Elon Musk took over Twitter threaten the platform's data security and privacy, senators warn company officials.
may have undermined the company's commitment to data protection, four Democratic senators have alleged., dated Friday, appears to have been sent soon after the reported resignation last week of two top executives in charge of data privacy: Head of trust and safety Ella Irwin and head of brand safety and ad quality A.J. Brown.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, Ed Markey and Mazie Hirono voiced concern that Twitter may have violated a consent decree the company entered in 2011 with the Federal Trade Commission, which prevented the company from misleading users about the extent to which it safeguards user data over an ensuing 20-year period.
"Mr. Musk's behavior reveals an apparent indifference towards Twitter's longstanding legal obligations, which did not disappear when Mr. Musk took over the company," the senators said in the letter. "Regardless of his personal wealth, Mr. Musk is not exempt from the law, and neither is the company he purchased," they added.
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