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“This has been one of the most isolating times of my life,” Anika Navaroli, the former Twitter policy official who testified to the Jan. 6 committee, told @drewharwell. “I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t believe the truth matters.” https://t.co/AFtlSsjDGg — PolitiTweet.org

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@DebraKatzKBK @RonickherKBK @katzbanks Debra, could you DM me please? We at CNN are looking to get in touch. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

This doesn't strike me as much different from their existing policy; it's just more detailed and forward-looking than what Clegg has said before on this topic. Here's what he wrote in June of last year. https://t.co/7VoYVDSs9N https://t.co/iPJqtC9Msk — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

What seemed new today was Clegg outlining the metric they'd use to judge Trump in the future, if he's let back onto Facebook. He'd be allowed to repeat lies, but Meta would reserve the right to suspend him again over obvious incitement. https://t.co/lLRqxKfwig — PolitiTweet.org

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The decision follows earlier Amazon claims that FTC staff were harassing the two men and imposing undue burdens on them. More on that here: https://t.co/VyiE2Jpc44 — PolitiTweet.org

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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy must testify as part of an ongoing FTC probe into whether the company misled people into subscribing to Prime and other services, the agency says: https://t.co/QuNs9AytZK https://t.co/EgAceS6Or3 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Florida has asked the Supreme Court to rule on its social media law restricting platforms' content moderation abilities, teeing up a big fight over the First Amendment. https://t.co/7mj9hAjcLs — PolitiTweet.org

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DHS worried that a contractor's proposal to protect election workers this fall might be criticized as partisan, so it opted not to carry out the project at all, @snlyngaas reports: https://t.co/C3SY3rAtoo — PolitiTweet.org

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She told Sen. Blumenthal: "We were extremely disturbed by the allegations we heard, and we take this extremely seriously." She also offered to share "non-public information" with Blumenthal in connection with the whistleblower's allegations. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

"Appropriate" meaning (1) assuming the Twitter whistleblower allegations end up being true and (2) it's determined that Agrawal directed or was responsible for the alleged misconduct. — PolitiTweet.org

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FTC Chair Lina Khan isn't confirming any investigation into Twitter but tells lawmakers the agency "absolutely ... won't hesitate" to hold Twitter's CEO @paraga personally accountable for alleged violations of the 2011 FTC order if appropriate. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @claresduffy: How one state became the benchmark for regulating technologies that use biometric data From @rachelmetz https://t.co/lZRn… — PolitiTweet.org

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Uber has attributed its cybersecurity incident to the Lapsus$ group, and adds that the attacker managed to download or access some Slack messages and invoice-related data: https://t.co/xQstYS553T — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PoppyHarlowCNN: Watch this case: the 5th Circuit / 11th Circuit split makes this a very likely case to head to the Supreme Court — wher… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @leah_nylen: Today’s digital monopolists use “mutually reinforcing strategies” to protect their monopolies, Kanter says. So far enforcer… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

This Bloomberg longread on how western authorities caught, for the first time, a Chinese spy handler and obtained his iCloud and Gmail data uncovering how China's intelligence service works, is very much worth your time: https://t.co/E8zsH68KNg — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

For any FTC enforcement officials reading this, Zatko gave you a big, flashing hint as to how you can meaningfully hold Twitter accountable in any future settlement. https://t.co/OuwVnISGwI https://t.co/SLbRjCje5V — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

So, as much as Twitter is in the hotseat now, so too is the agency that's otherwise considered America's top corporate accountability & privacy watchdog. If the FTC missed something this big, what else has it missed? https://t.co/OuwVnIS8Ha — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Stuff like: – Companies viewing fines as minor slaps on the wrist – Outsourcing oversight to auditors hired by the audited company – Negotiated settlements where the FTC pulls its punches All are longstanding sore subjects, and Congress is fed up. https://t.co/OuwVnIS8Ha — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

It's been a busy week, so this is coming later than I would've liked, but it's a vital part of the wider Twitter story. Twitter's alleged failures were the headline Tuesday, but they provided vivid illustration of what many critics have long complained about re: the FTC. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I wrote this morning about how the Twitter whistleblower testimony revealed deep frustrations by lawmakers with the US regulators that were supposedly keeping a close eye on the company. https://t.co/OuwVnISGwI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donie: Developing: Uber investigating 'cybersecurity incident' after hacker claims to access internal systems, @snlyngaas reports https… — PolitiTweet.org

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California’s governor has signed a landmark new bill imposing strict new obligations on websites and apps that are “likely” to be used by children: https://t.co/6U6Svx9A0R — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @drewharwell: New: The government has a giant database of info taken from the phones of "suspicious" travelers at airports and borders.… — PolitiTweet.org

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The UK CMA has launched a phase 2 investigation of the Microsoft-Activision deal, saying Microsoft declined on Sept. 6 to offer proposed remedies in response to phase 1 concerns about competition: https://t.co/YWRxEJKT1r — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

TikTok won't commit to stopping US data flows to China: https://t.co/OWPFPKPeY4 — PolitiTweet.org

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler: "Of the nearly 10,000 tokens in the crypto market, I believe the vast majority are securities." That's from his prepared testimony ahead of an oversight hearing before Senate Banking today: https://t.co/gov48GDRYj — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Coinbase says it will start using its app to support political candidates rated as pro-cryptocurrency and to help those candidates mobilize voters: https://t.co/JXanF7evKx — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Almost everything else was a waste of time in terms of breaking new ground. The rest was good for illustrating the meta surrounding these events, where you had execs largely sticking to talking points about policy design. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

There was also a useful but ultimately fruitless attempt by Sen. Peters to find out how many engineers (not content moderators) are devoted to trust and safety at each company. None of the companies could answer despite what Peters said was months of questioning by the committee. — PolitiTweet.org