The social network allegedly violated the terms of a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission by saying it had a solid security plan, according to a whistleblower complaint filed last month by the company’s former head of security. (The Washington Post)

Talking point: Peiter Zatko, who started at Twitter in late 2020 and was fired in January, alleges its servers were out of date and used vulnerable software, and that thousands of staff continued to have internal access to core company software, leading to hacks. Zatko also alleges the company prioritized growth over reducing spam and that it was “lying about bots to Elon Musk.” Twitter denied Zatko’s claims. Twitter is in an ongoing legal battle with Musk over his attempt to back out of his takeover of the company. Musk claims that Twitter misrepresented how many bots are on the platform. Musk’s lawyers subpoenaed co-founder Jack Dorsey, signalling he will be involved in the upcoming trial. Meanwhile, the company confirmed Tuesday it is testing a badge for users who have verified their phone numbers.