Twitter Will Send A Summon To Senator Elizabeth Warren Regarding The Feud With The FTC

JAKARTA - Twitter, which has asked the court to end an approval warrant made last year with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding data breaches, announced in a court file on Thursday, July 20 that it plans to issue a summons to Senator Elizabeth Warren regarding the dispute.

After billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter last year, the company laid off employment of thousands of employees and made drastic cuts in costs, raising questions about whether they had the resources to comply with FTC approval orders.

Last week, Twitter asked the court to revoke the approval warrant, accusing the FTC of being biased and exceeding its authority in federal court files in San Francisco.

Warren is one of several Democratic senators who have urged the agency to investigate Twitter's privacy policy following the termination of employment and to consider law enforcement actions against executives if necessary.

In a court file on Thursday, it was stated that a summons to Warren requested communication regarding Twitter or its owner, Elon Musk, between his office and the FTC, as well as between his office and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Warren's office and the SEC did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. The FTC declined to comment. Twitter responded to a request for comment by sending dirty emojis, in accordance with its standard practices.

In 2011, Twitter and the FTC achieved approval orders after two data breaches at the social media company, with Twitter at the time agreeing not to mislead users into privacy protection.

Last year, Twitter agreed to pay $150 million in settlements with the FTC and the Department of Justice to settle allegations that it was abusing users' personal information for advertising purposes.