Advocates Warn FTC That Musk’s X Poses Serious Privacy Risk to Americans

Privacy advocates have warned the Federal Trade Commission that Elon Musk’s X platform continues to pose a serious risk to Americans’ privacy and must remain under strict oversight. They urged the FTC to reject X’s recent request to end ongoing audits, which were imposed after a coding error caused Twitter to share users’ two-factor authentication data for ad targeting. X has claimed that changes made by Musk render the FTC order unnecessary, but advocates argue that the audits are still essential to ensure compliance with data privacy laws.