Senate Democrats Urges FTC to Probe Twitter Following Musk’s ‘Alarming Steps’

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) makes a statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the fourth day of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Oct. 15, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

A group of U.S. senators called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to consider an investigation into whether Twitter breached its consent decree or consumer protection laws under new owner Elon Musk.

The seven Democrats, led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), wrote a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan over what they called Twitter’s “serious, willful disregard for the safety and security of its users.”