The Federal Trade Commission has asked Twitter to turn over internal communications related to owner Elon Musk, detailed information about layoffs and other business decisions as part of an investigation into the social media company, the This was reported by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday citing documents.
The FTC, chaired by Lina Khan, has sent 12 letters to Twitter and its lawyers since Musk’s acquisition in October. It also asked the company to “identify all journalists” who have been given access to company data and to provide information about the launch of the revamped Twitter Blue subscription service, the report said.
The FTC is also seeking Musk to testify in connection with the probe, the WSJ reported.
Twitter, the FTC and Musk did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
