<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> CEO <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> says the level of access government agencies had within the social media giant came as a massive shock to him.</p>
<p>The tech billionaire, who completed his takeover of Twitter roughly six months ago, made the comments in a new clip advertising an interview he did with Fox News host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tucker-carlson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tucker Carlson</a>.</p>
<p>“The degree to which various government agencies effectively had full access to everything that was going on at Twitter blew my mind,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I was not aware of that.&#8221;</p>
<p>The short clip ends with Carlson asking if government access included direct messages, to which Musk replies, &#8220;Yes.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&mdash; Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href="https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1647675042426232832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Carlson&#8217;s verified Twitter account shared the clip on Sunday, generating buzz for the interview set to air on &#8220;Tucker Carlson Tonight&#8221; on Monday evening. The clip did not show whether Musk lists particular agencies.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-law-enforcement-support#:~:text=with%20applicable%20law.-,Private%20information%20requires%20a%20subpoena%20or%20court%20order,emergency%20request%2C%20as%20described%20below." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter website currently states</a> that private information will not be released to law enforcement &#8220;except in response to appropriate legal process such as a subpoena, court order, other valid legal process, or in response to a valid emergency request.&#8221;</p>
<p>Requests for the contents of communications, including direct messages, &#8220;require a valid search warrant or equivalent from an agency with proper jurisdiction over Twitter,&#8221; the website adds.</p>
<p>Already a technology industry maven with companies such as Tesla and SpaceX, Musk took over Twitter with the completion of a $44 billion purchase in late October. In the months that followed, Musk championed what has become known as &#8220;The Twitter Files,&#8221; internal company documents and communications that have been released across several installments by multiple journalists.</p>
<p>Some of the disclosures laid bare deliberations by top Twitter brass about how to handle hot-button issues, including the censorship of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-twitter-files-show-fbi-paid-twitter-millions-influenced-execs-to-censor-hunter-biden-laptop-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden laptop story</a> in the run-up to the 2020 election, and outreach by the government, campaigns, and elected officials, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/twitter-files-rep-adam-schiffs-office-requested-tech-giant-suspend-accounts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including the office of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)</a> making suspension requests aimed at specific accounts.</p>
<p>While Republican lawmakers have raised concerns about unethical coordination and the stifling of free speech, former Twitter officials who testified before Congress <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155491204/ex-twitter-officials-reject-gop-claims-of-government-collusion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied there being collusion</a> with the government.</p>
<p>The FBI released a statement in December, following revelations about its contacts with Twitter employees flagging posts that may have <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-responds-twitter-files-disclosures-says-didnt-request-any-action-specific-tweets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">violated the company&#8217;s terms of service</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-responds-to-twitter-files" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushing back</a> on &#8220;conspiracy theorists and others are feeding the American public misinformation with the sole purpose of attempting to discredit the agency.&#8221;</p>
<p>In addition to a Securities Exchange Commission <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/13/twitter-seeking-documents-related-to-sec-investigation-of-elon-musk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inquiry into Musk</a>, the Federal Trade Commission <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ftc-twitter-investigation-musk-layoffs-republicans-c19e698a3531726447895841e3351536" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is conducting an investigation</a> focused on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-stressful-situation-elon-musk-has-fired-more-than-80-of-twitter-staff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">large-scale layoffs</a> at Twitter following Musk&#8217;s takeover and whether the company <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/technology/elon-musk-ftc-chair.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has sufficient resources to protect the privacy of users</a>. The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/technology/twitter-lawsuit-justice-department.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported last week</a> that a lawsuit claimed that the Justice Department also looked into Twitter.</p>

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