WATCH: FTC Targeted Twitter Following Musk Takeover

The Federal Trade Commission took a special interest in Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover of the tech giant. …

Very special interest, so special that they asked Musk to hand over information relating to the acquisition of the firm, internal procedures, and communications at least 350 separate times since he bought the company.

Aside from the obvious harassment, the FTC took a step too far when it sought the identities of journalists with access to the Twitter files.

All of this can be found in the House Judiciary Committee’s recent report.

Kanekoa shared a highlight from the recent panel discussing the Twitter files and online censorship:

Matt Gaetz, Matt Taibbi, and Michael Shellenberger talk about the FTC targeting journalists reporting on the Twitter Files:@ShellenbergerMD: "I never that would happen in the USA. I've visited a lot of authoritarian countries, and I never thought this would happen here."… https://t.co/yLYm0byoHa pic.twitter.com/HDGmaOhCL0

— kanekoa.substack.com (@KanekoaTheGreat) March 9, 2023

First, the FBI tells Twitter to take down certain tweets.

Then, the FTC demands Twitter reveal the identities of journalists in communication with the company.

If that isn’t the weaponization of government, then what is?

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) March 9, 2023

According to The Epoch Times:

The committee said it recently obtained dozens of nonpublic FTC letters to Twitter, which it noted fall directly within its authority to investigate and report “on instances of the federal government’s authority being weaponized against U.S. citizens.”

The House committee’s report criticizes the FTC’s demand for information about journalists, calling it inappropriate in any setting.

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Joe Biden’s FTC wanted @elonmusk to identify the journalists that Twitter was in communication with.

We shouldn’t be surprised.

They wanted to chill the First Amendment rights of journalists because they were getting us the TRUTH!

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) March 8, 2023

Joe Biden’s FTC:

-Wanted the identities of journalists in communication with Twitter.

-Wanted to know the reasons why Twitter terminated James Baker.

-Wanted information about whether Twitter was selling its office furniture.

Ever seen a more out-of-control government agency?

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) March 8, 2023

Breitbart quotes Rep. Jim Jordan:

“This may be the most egregious threat to the First Amendment I’ve ever seen they and this harassment of Twitter started when Elon Musk bought the company.

I think 12 different letters they send in a span of like two months,” said Rep. Jordan.