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Senators ask DOJ to investigate whether Elon Musk is using his insider status in the Trump administration to pressure advertisers back to X

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Five Democratic senators said they’re concerned X is using Musk’s influential role to “extract revenue from advertisers,” The Wall Street Journal reported after viewing the letter sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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Senators ask DOJ to investigate whether Elon Musk is using his insider status in the Trump administration to pressure advertisers back to X

Five Democratic senators said they’re concerned X is using Musk’s influential role to “extract revenue from advertisers,” The Wall Street Journal reported after viewing the letter sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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5 senators call for an investigation into Elon Musk’s X. Read the letters sent to the DOJ and FTC.

A group of Democratic senators have called for a Justice Department probe into whether X has used Elon Musk’s political status to pressure companies into advertising on the platform. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Adam Schiff, and Chris Van Hollen wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi to “express alarm about reports that Elon Musk’s social media company ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) is leveraging his influential position in t…

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5 senators call for an investigation into Elon Musk's X. Read the letters sent to the DOJ and FTC.

Five senators expressed 'alarm' about reports concerning the advertising tactics of Elon Musk's X.Allison Robbert/Getty ImagesFive senators asked the DOJ to probe the advertising tactics of Elon Musk's X.They said they were alarmed by reports that X used Musk's political power to sway advertisers.Leaders from one advertiser interpreted its dealings with X as an implicit threat, the WSJ previously reported.A group of Democratic senators have call…

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5 senators call for an investigation into Elon Musk's X. Read the letters sent to the DOJ and FTC

Five senators asked the DOJ to probe the advertising tactics of Elon Musk's X. They said they were alarmed by reports that X used Musk's political power to sway advertisers. Leaders from one advertiser interpreted its dealings with X as an implicit threat, the WSJ previously reported. A group…

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