FTC expanding probe of Twitter security post Musk deal, Bloomberg says

The Federal Trade Commission is expanding its investigation into Twitter’s privacy and data security practices following the company’s takeover by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Kurt Wagner and Leah Nylen of Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the matter. The FTC questioned two former senior executives in the past month about whether Twitter has been able to comply with the agency’s 2011 consent order since Musk took over, three people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The review could lead to millions of dollars in fines and a new FTC order imposing obligations on Musk himself that would apply across his companies and remain in effect even if he steps down as CEO or leaves Twitter, reports Wagner and Nylen. Musk said in an email seeking comment about the FTC investigation, "Why has Bloomberg News been asleep at the switch regarding government censorship of social media?"