Free Press Advocates Say FTC Has No Business Probing Journalist Interactions With Twitter

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'Anyone who cares about the free press should be concerned by the FTC's demand that Twitter identify journalists who have received information that might embarrass the administration,' said Seth Stern of FreedomofPress.

"Anyone who cares about the free press should be concerned by the FTC's demand that Twitter identify journalists who have received information that might embarrass the administration," said one critic.

"Anyone who cares about the free press should be concerned by the FTC's demand that Twitter identify journalists who have received information that might embarrass the [Biden] administration, regardless of what they think of Elon Musk or Twitter," Freedom of the Press Foundation advocacy director Seth Stern said in aAccording to FPF:"Government-compelled identification of journalists is dangerous on its own and enables further surveillance of those identified.

FTC spokesperson Douglas Farrar told the newspaper that the agency is"conducting a rigorous investigation into Twitter's compliance with a consent order that came into effect long before Mr. Musk purchased the company."Wednesday on social media that Twitter in 2011"agreed to a 20-year consent order over its data security practices and how it uses your private information."

"In 2022, the FTC charged Twitter with violating the 2011 order for misusing personal information. The company then paid a $150 million penalty and entered a new consent order," he continued."Besides the penalty, the FTC added further provisions to protect consumers' sensitive data. This order was

 

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