Posted on 08/23/2022 8:34:24 AM PDT by JV3MRC
A former Twitter executive just blew the whistle against the Big Tech platform for allegedly ignoring serious cybersecurity problems and apparently misleading prospective owner Elon Musk on spam bots.
Both CNN and The Washington Post released stories documenting explosive allegations by former Twitter head of security Peter “Mudge” Zatko. Zatko’s whistleblower complaint, which both outlets reported was sent to Congress and other federal agencies, warned about “‘extreme, egregious deficiencies’ in its defenses against hackers, as well as its meager efforts to fight spam,” The Post summarized.
The complaint itself alleges that Twitter was “Lying about Bots to Elon Musk.” The Tesla CEO has been in a back-and-forth legal battle with Twitter over his announced intent to abandon his $44 billion acquisition bid after claiming the platform misled him about the amount of spam bots on the platform. The Post published another story headlined: “New whistleblower allegations could factor into Twitter vs. Musk trial.”
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what on earth would make Twitter worth $44 BILLION dollars???
This is the first news I’ve heard in the past few months about Musk/twatter. Wonder what compelled both sides to go quiet.
Let's hope Musk wins.
“ what on earth would make Twitter worth $44 BILLION dollars??? “
Its now documented ability to deliver over 51 Billion bot impressions?
~Easy
Twitter is vaporware. 60-70% bots/ secondary accounts/ automated accounts. I was shocked when they went public and didn’t get charged with fraud...lol.
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