Elon Musk acquired Twitter, now renamed X, in a deal valued at about $44 billion last year.
Photo: Avalon.red/Zuma PressA federal judge denied X Corp.’s request to modify or terminate a consent order between the social-media company acquired by Elon Musk last year and the Federal Trade Commission over how the platform handled users’ information.
In a decision Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson in the Northern District of California said his court lacked the power to grant X relief from another tribunal’s orders.
The judge also denied X’s request to stop a deposition of Musk by the FTC.
Persons:
Elon Musk, Judge Thomas Hixson
Organizations:
Twitter, Press, X Corp, Elon, Federal Trade Commission, FTC
Locations:
Northern District, California