The FTC has asked Twitter to turn over internal communications related to Elon Musk and detailed information about layoffs citing concerns that Twitter’s significantly reduced staff could compromise the company’s ability to protect users.
The federal agency also asked Twitter to identify all journalists the social media platform granted access to company records.
- The FTC also asked for information about the launch of the company’s Twitter Blue subscription service.
- In a series of Tweets responding to the FTC’s requests, CEO Elon Musk said the move is a serious attack on the Constitution by a federal agency.
- In December, Musk said Twitter’s global workforce had been reduced to about 2,000 from 8,000.
