Elon Musk Requested FTC to Lift 2022 Data Use Restrictions on Twitter, Arguing Twitter Has Ceased to Exist Following Merger with xAI and SpaceX (Ashley Belanger/Ars Technica)
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 2 days ago
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Source: Techmeme
Elon Musk's FTC Petition: Elon Musk petitioned the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in May to end a 2022 order that restricts Twitter's data use, arguing that Twitter no longer exists as it has merged with xAI and SpaceX.
Concerns from Critics: Critics are concerned that Musk may evade the data privacy restrictions imposed by the FTC shortly before he took over Twitter.
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