FTC Asks Twitter How It Plans to Comply With Consent Decree

The US Federal Trade Commission has sent letters to Twitter Inc. asking if the company is able to comply with a consent decree that the agency has vowed to rigorously enforce, according to a person familiar with the exchange.

Elon Musk’s chaotic $44 billion purchase of Twitter and the subsequent exodus of staff — including many of the company’s lawyers — has raised concerns that it doesn’t have the security or legal resources to meet the requirements of its agreement with the FTC regarding user privacy and data security.

Twitter didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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