A Twitter whistleblower is alleging “extreme, egregious deficiencies by Twitter” related to privacy, security and content moderation.
Zatko alleged in the report that more than half of Twitter's 500,000 servers were running out-of-date software and more than a quarter of employee computers have disabled software updates that can provide important security patches. He said Twitter's alleged practice of granting broad access to the platform's production environment was"unheard of in a company the age and importance of Twitter, where nearly all employees have access to systems or data they should not.
The whistleblower complaint mentions misrepresentations by Twitter to Elon Musk, who is locked in a legal battle seeking to back out of a deal to purchase the social media company, over the Tesla CEO's"doubts on the accuracy of Twitter's claim in legal findings that <5% of accounts are 'bots,' or automated spam accounts."
Musk and Twitter will meet in court in October where Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick will determine if Musk is still on the hook to acquire the company.
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