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JUST IN: Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on Sept. 13, according to the committee. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @noUpside: 📢1/ Today Stanford Internet Observatory & @Graphika_NYC are releasing a report analyzing what we believe is the first major c… — PolitiTweet.org

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More on that particular claim in @claresduffy's piece on how the disclosure could affect the Musk acquisition deal: https://t.co/72FBCRNBkr — PolitiTweet.org

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The Twitter whistleblower also alleges the company has not paid for the data it uses to train its AI, and that the products that depend on that data, including its tweet recommendation engine, may be operating illegally due to IP infringement: https://t.co/DfOTZLUTJu — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: The Twitter whistleblower alleges the company has not paid for the data it uses to train its AI, and that the products that depend on that data, including its tweet recommendation engine, may be operating illegally due to IP infringement: https://t.co/nh1SsI0K7t — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the whistleblower's most surprising claims is that Twitter's data center architecture is extremely brittle, and that even a minor outage of multiple data centers could *permanently* take Twitter offline in an "existential company ending event." 😲 https://t.co/nh1SsI0K7t — PolitiTweet.org

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The latest from me on the Twitter whistleblower report: Five of the biggest takeaways from Peiter Zatko's massive disclosure. If you're just catching up on what this story is all about, here is a good place to start. https://t.co/nh1SsIhN9t — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kennwhite: I don't like the phrase "moral compass" because it indulges our tendency towards hero worship, but Mudge has had a long & re… — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW this morning: Read @snlyngaas's profile of the Twitter whistleblower, which includes interviews with people who knew @dotMudge from his early hacker days: https://t.co/n0L3xGLwsT https://t.co/YcOU39xzOa — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donie: The Twitter whistleblower is in DC this week. I am told he will be taking part in closed-door briefings on Capitol Hill. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @snlyngaas: Twitter is vulnerable to Russian and Chinese influence, whistleblower says, via @b_fung https://t.co/wXwGEP0oDj — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter stock closes down more than 7% on the day. https://t.co/a9jnmBKJ0g — PolitiTweet.org

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This whole thread is nightmare fuel — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter allegedly lets employees install third-party software with few technical restrictions, which in some cases has led to employees installing spyware at the behest of outside organizations, Zatko alleges in his whistleblower report: https://t.co/DfOTZMd2XC — PolitiTweet.org

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"Twitter executives knew that accepting Chinese money risked endangering users in China," the disclosure says. "Mr. Zatko was told that Twitter was too dependent upon the revenue stream at this point to do anything other than attempt to increase it." https://t.co/DfOTZMcv84 — PolitiTweet.org

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"The fact that Twitter's current CEO even suggested Twitter become complicit with the Putin regime is cause for concern about Twitter's effects on U.S. national security," Zatko's disclosure says. https://t.co/DfOTZMcv84 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Twitter whistleblower's report to Congress was edited to omit details of his foreign intel allegations. But the full unedited package with further supporting documents was sent to DOJ's national security division, as well as the Senate Intel Committee: https://t.co/U22ZEYIfaH — PolitiTweet.org

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And of course there is the aforementioned US government tip that Twitter may *currently* have foreign spies on its payroll, a hugely explosive allegation Twitter has not said whether it has acted on. https://t.co/DfOTZMcv84 — PolitiTweet.org

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Zatko alleges that Twitter's inaction undermined democracy in Nigeria and "harmed free expression rights": https://t.co/DfOTZMcv84 — PolitiTweet.org

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The report alleges Twitter never actually negotiated with Nigeria to end its months-long suspension in the country, despite public claims to the contrary. This allegedly allowed Nigeria to dictate unfavorable terms in exchange for allowing Twitter back https://t.co/DfOTZMcv84 — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter's unique cybersecurity vulnerabilities make the company's local offices in various countries particularly susceptible to censorship and leverage by authoritarian regimes, the Twitter whistleblower alleges: https://t.co/DfOTZMcv84 — PolitiTweet.org

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Plus, more congressional reax, this time from Senate Intel vice-chair @marcorubio and @senrubiopress https://t.co/DfOTZMcv84 https://t.co/6PhjwLpcof — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: A deeper look at the Twitter whistleblower's foreign intelligence allegations, including claims "Chinese entities" have leverage over Twitter due to $$ it's taken from them and info it's provided that could ultimately expose Twitter's users in China: https://t.co/HqNmzr3KD1 — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamconner Technically it’s through Instacart. — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamconner NO Guess I really gotta pull the trigger on Wegmans delivery now. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenBlumenthal .@SenMarkey blasts what he calls a "culture of impunity" at Twitter, calling on DOJ and FTC to investigate the Twitter whistleblower's allegations of security vulnerabilities and deception: https://t.co/CLXKkMAyie https://t.co/GvHogSXo7x — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FTC: FTC seeks additional public comment on advertising to kids in digital media. FTC seeking comments in conjunction with an October e… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rachelmetz: this blockbuster twitter whistleblower story by @claresduffy, @donie, and @b_fung blows my mind. "His disclosure describes… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenBlumenthal says in a letter to the FTC the agency should fine and hold Twitter executives personally accountable if it's found they were responsible for violations of the FTC Act or Twitter's consent order. The FTC's own credibility is on the line, Blumenthal says. https://t.co/3R88LNW9im — PolitiTweet.org

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@elonmusk @claresduffy "Mudge" is trending. https://t.co/Zsx5fb5hbc — PolitiTweet.org