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WATCH: Twitter whistleblower raises privacy, security flaws before Senate Judiciary Committee

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert, appeared Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee to lay out his concerns.

Elon Musk cites whistleblower complain as new reason to leave Twitter deal

By Associated Press

Elon Musk and Twitter lobbed salvos at each other in the latest round of legal filings over the billionaire Tesla CEO's aborted plan to buy the social media platform.

News Wrap: New fighting erupts in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Wednesday, new fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region after a months-long cease-fire, the U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Syria against militias linked to Iran, a congressional report has more details on how the Trump…

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Whistleblower alleges Twitter executives deceived regulators about lax security procedures

By Stephanie Sy

A whistleblower says Twitter has “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its cyber security defense. The complaint says the company is an easy target for hackers and could put users’ information at risk. Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post's Silicon Valley correspondent who…

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Former head of Twitter security files whistleblower complaints

By Associated Press

A former head of security at Twitter has filed whistleblower complaints with U.S. officials, alleging that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses and its problems with fake accounts, according to reports by the Washington Post and CNN.

Elon Musk sells $7 billion in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter court battle

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter.

Governments increase demands to reveal private user data, Twitter says

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Twitter is warning that governments around the globe are making more requests of the company to remove posts or snoop on accounts.

Social media platforms fail to stop LGBTQ hate speech, according to GLAAD report

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

A new report says social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users.

WATCH: Former Twitter employee says he tried to sound alarm on Donald Trump’s tweets leading up to Jan. 6

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

A Twitter employee testified that he spent a sleepless night on Jan. 5, 2021, worrying that people might die the next day during a rally that Trump regularly promoted with angry rhetoric on his social media accounts.