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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Twitter CEO Elon Musk has claimed that the US government had “full access” to the social media platform\u2019s user data, including private direct messages (DMs).<\/p>\n

In an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that will air later on Monday, Musk said he was shocked to find out about the government\u2019s ability to read users\u2019 direct messages on his platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe degree to which government agencies effectively had full access to everything that was going on on Twitter blew my mind,\u201d he said. \u201cI was not aware of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked by Carlson if full access included “people’s DMs, Musk replied “Yes.”<\/p>\n

Musk bought Twitter last October in a high-profile $44 billion deal after months of negotiations.<\/p>\n

His ownership of Twitter has been marked by widespread changes at the company as he seeks to make the service profitable by instituting mass layoffs as well as changing its policies, including charging for verified accounts.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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