Lawmakers Investigating Twitter Whistleblower’s Explosive Claims

Lawmakers Investigating Twitter Whistleblower’s Explosive Claims
The logo of social media giant Twitter on Oct. 12, 2021. Kirill Kuryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Congressional lawmakers are probing allegations made by Twitter’s former chief of security in an explosive whistleblower complaint that includes claims of deception related to data security and privacy and misleading tech entrepreneur Elon Musk about the number of bots on the platform.

Peiter Zatko, the whistleblower who served as Twitter’s head of security for about 14 months before being fired earlier this year, asserted in a disclosure obtained by The Epoch Times that Twitter’s security and privacy systems were grossly inadequate and that the company misled regulators, investors, and Musk about fake “spam” bots on the platform.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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