Zatko allegedly uncovered various privacy and security problems at Twitter before the company fired him in January.
In the complaint, he alleges his former employer prioritized user growth over privacy and security.
Zatko accuses Twitter executives of hiding bad news instead of trying to fix problems.
The FTC, he said, is a little in “over their head.”
It’s simply replaced by another crisis," he said.
China and India aren’t the only foreign influences lawmakers are concerned about.
In August, a formerTwitter employeewas found guilty of spying for the Saudi government.
Zatko’s whistleblower complaint also alleges that Twitter lied to Musk about the number of bots on its platform.
Lawmakers, though, didn’t ask questions about that claim.
“Well, I guess that depends on the price,” Zatko said.
“Why didn’t they go in the porn business?”
Sen. John Neely Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, asked.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, also broached the same topic later in the hearing.
“Are you aware of that?”
“No, ma’am.
Unfortunately, it does not surprise me,” he replied.
