Twitter, Inc., FTC Docket No. C-4316, Petition to Reopen, Set Aside, or in the Alternative, Modify Order

Alliance Defending Freedom supports X Corp.’s petition to reopen, set aside, or modify the FTC order, arguing that the company has undergone significant changes and the original remedial purpose of the order has been met. They contend that continued federal supervision creates risks of regulatory overreach and could be used by future administrations to indirectly chill protected speech on the platform.

A coalition of 15 public interest organizations is urging the FTC to reject X Corp.'s petition to set aside or modify the 2022 settlement order. They argue that X Corp. poses a significant risk to consumer privacy and data security, particularly regarding its AI development, and that the company has failed to meet the legal standards required to terminate the order.

A group of Members of Congress is writing in support of X Corp.’s petition to set aside or modify the FTC's Decision and Order. They argue that the Order threatens free speech, is being weaponized by the current administration, and imposes an outdated regulatory burden on a transformed company.

David Bowman argues that the petition to modify or set aside the FTC order is a bad-faith attempt by Twitter's leadership to evade regulatory oversight and continue exploitative data harvesting. He contends that consumer protection is a non-negotiable cost of doing business and that the FTC must maintain its enforcement mechanisms to protect the public from corporate overreach.

The commenter expresses a neutral, cautious stance on X Corp.'s petition, emphasizing that any modifications to the FTC order must be based on objective evidence of improved compliance. They argue that while innovation is important, it should not come at the expense of consumer privacy and that any reduction in oversight must be carefully balanced with continued accountability.

The commenter, who cites various legal and academic sources, argues that the Commission should deny X Corp.'s petition to set aside or modify the 2022 Order. They contend that because X Corp. characterizes its infrastructure as a strategic national asset, the government should consider broader structural remedies, such as partial nationalization, rather than deregulation.

Torridon Law PLLC, representing a former Attorney General of the United States, supports X Corp.’s petition to reopen or modify the 2022 FTC Decision and Order. The commenter argues that the FTC is using the consent decree as a tool for overbroad policy oversight and "weaponization" rather than for its intended remedial law enforcement purposes.

David Bowman, an individual consumer, opposes the petition to modify or set aside FTC oversight of X Corp. He argues that the company engages in "plagiarism for profit" by using AI to harvest human intellectual property without compensation or attribution and calls for structural separation to break up the monopoly.

The commenter, a paid X Premium+ subscriber, argues that X (formerly Twitter) lacks accountability and has unfairly suspended their account for "inauthentic behavior" without providing a way to cancel their subscription. They advocate for government intervention to hold the company accountable for these practices.