Peiter Zatko’s allegations offer details on Twitter’s misinformation policies and failures, including accepting a QAnon proponent into its Birdwatch program (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
A live blog of Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee  —  Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is scheduled to appear Tuesday morning before the Senate, as his allegations of widespread security vulnerabilities ignite …

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” …

Corin Faife / The Verge:
Data analysis of Twitter’s Birdwatch crowdsourced moderation tool: posts regarding COVID and “stop the steal” misinformation have been top areas of focus  —  Analysis by The Verge shows that Birdwatch users regularly tackle misinformation topics with the highest stakes, including pandemic response

Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Twitter agreed to a ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko in June 2022 over lost pay; Zatko signed an NDA but he can speak to Congress or file a complaint  —  Peiter Zatko pact over lost pay didn’t prevent him from filing complaint now part of Elon Musk case

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.

Bloomberg:
Twitter tells judge that Peiter Zatko never raised concerns about spam until he filed his whistleblower complaint and “started parroting” Musk’s allegations  —  A lawyer for Twitter Inc. said a whistle-blower who claims the company responded inadequately to spam and bot accounts …