Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation Against Twitter for False Bot Reporting

The Texas Attorney General launched an investigation against Twitter for alleged false reporting of its bot users. This follows growing concerns about the actual number of automated accounts on the platform. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that he is launching an investigation into Twitter for potentially misleading Texans on the number of 'bot' accounts. He believes the social media giant may have violated Texas law.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that his office has opened an investigation into Twitter “for potentially false reporting over its fake bot accounts.” The inquiry centers around whether Twitter violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by misreporting the number of bot accounts, those that are automated. A bot is defined as a non-human account that is able to do the same tasks as a human user, but automatically.

Today Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation against Twitter for potentially false reporting over its fake bot accounts in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The investigation aims to determine if Twitter intentionally misled Texans regarding the prevalence of these automated accounts. Many, including Now Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is joining him in pushing back against the tech giant.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his investigation of Twitter on Monday just hours after other public figures, including Musk, the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO, accused Twitter of similar deceptive practices. The investigation will focus on ensuring transparency and protecting Texas consumers from potentially misleading information.