Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launches Twitter bots probe after Musks public complaints
Summary
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a news conference after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in President Joe Bidens bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy that forced migrants to stay in Mexico to await U.S. hearings on their asylum claims, in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Monday that his office is opening an investigation into Twitter over the number of bot accounts on its platform. Paxton is demanding details on 23 items, including extensive data on the social networks daily, monthly and monetizable active users. Paxton, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, was himself indicted on securities fraud charges seven years ago, but has not yet stood trial. Marc Fagel, a securities law expert who previously served as regional director of the SECs San Francisco office, said Paxtons announcement is a bit unusual because such matters are not typically handled at the state level.