MUR #7550
TWITTER, INC.Summary
RESPONDENT: Twitter, Inc.
COMPLAINANT: Abel, Josh Alan
SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Reporting
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
1. Find no reason to believe that Twitter, Inc. violated 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104(c) or 30118 by making prohibited in-kind corporate contributions or failing to disclose independent expenditures.
2. Approve the appropriate letters.
The Commission decided by a vote of 5-1 to:
1. Adopt the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated June 7, 2019, as last circulated by Vice Chair Dickerson’s Office on August 9, 2021 at 3:10 p.m. and subject to the additional edits emailed by Chair Broussard’s Office on August 10, 2021 at 9:01 a.m.
2. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
---|---|---|---|
No RTB | Twitter, Inc. |
52
U.S.C.
§30104(c)
52 U.S.C. §30118 |
Documents
Type | Date | Document |
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Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time | 01/28/2019 | Response from Twitter, Inc. 1 MB |
12/07/2018 | Grant of Extension of Time to Twitter, Inc. 692 KB | |
12/07/2018 | Designation of Counsel from Twitter, Inc. 853 KB | |
11/26/2018 | Notification of Complaint to Twitter, Inc. 692 KB | |
11/21/2018 | Notification of Complaint to Twitter, Inc. 688 KB | |
11/09/2018 | Complaint 968 KB | |
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses | 08/18/2021 | Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to Twitter, Inc. 1014 KB |
08/18/2021 | Notification to Joshua Alan Abel 746 KB | |
06/07/2019 | First General Counsel's Report 828 KB | |
Certifications | 08/10/2021 | Twitter, Inc. 702 KB |
Statement of Reasons | 10/13/2021 | Vice Chair Allen Dickerson and Commissioner James E. "Trey" Trainor, III 667 KB |
09/14/2021 | Commissioner Sean J. Cooksey 664 KB |
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | Twitter, Inc. |
Complainant | Abel, Josh Alan |
Respondent's counsel | Wiley Rein LLP (1) |