A live blog of Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee (Washington Post)

Senate.gov:
Live stream of the hearing “Data Security at Risk: Testimony from a Twitter Whistleblower” at the Senate Judiciary Committee  —  Skip to primary navigationSkip to content column-logo Committee on the Judiciary logo HEARINGS LEGISLATION NOMINATIONS LIBRARY PRESS ABOUT HEARINGS Data Security …

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
A judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to see if whistleblower Peiter Zatko contacted Elon Musk’s lawyers before he backed out of the deal  —  The Delaware Court of Chancery says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to figure out whether whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” …

David McCabe / New York Times:
In Senate testimony, ex-head of security and whistleblower Peiter Zatko says Twitter had been told that “there was at least one [Chinese] agent” on its payroll  —  At a congressional hearing, Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former head of security, told lawmakers that the company lied about its data practices.

Brian Fung / CNN:
Senate Judiciary Committee leaders send Parag Agrawal a letter asking over a dozen questions about Twitter’s security practices, request responses by Sept. 26  —  .  —  ‘ data-duration=”02:10″ data-source=”CNN Business” data-affiliate-source-link=”http:// None” data-show-name=”” data-show-url=”” class=”video-playlist__item” >

Washington Post:
Peiter Zatko’s allegations offer details on Twitter’s misinformation policies and failures, including accepting a QAnon proponent into its Birdwatch program  —  A document from whistleblower Peiter Zatko that details the company’s failings in policing misinformation shows what happens when a business model fails

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Experts say Peiter Zatko’s Senate testimony on Twitter is unlikely to have a big impact on Elon Musk’s legal battle to terminate his $44B takeover deal  —  Testimony from Twitter’s former security chief to US senators on Tuesday was undoubtedly bruising for the social media company.