The FTC says it is “tracking recent developments at Twitter with deep concern. No CEO or company is above the law, and companies must follow our consent decrees.” It fined Twitter $150m in May and says it is prepared to use new tools to ensure compliance. apnews.com/article/0d3d46… A scathing indictment of Musk by a Twitter privacy lawyer, suggesting Elon is happy to thumb his nose at the FTC.

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CISA alerts election officials to vulnerabilities in Dominion voting systems used in 16 states that hackers could exploit. It recommends that Dominion’s ballot-marking devices stop using bar codes. The alert is based on a report by ⁦@jhalderm⁩ apnews.com/article/a746b2… CISA wants to be careful not to alarm the public (by providing ammo to irresponsible pro-Trump conspiracy theorists) as it informs election officials of serious issues with Dominion machines that plaintiffs in a Georgia federal lawsuit claim never should have been purchased.

Voters repudiate the right-wing political project of Álvaro Uribe in Colombia as former Bogotá mayor (Petro) who helped expose its ties with narco-paramilitaries gives the left a shot at governing in June runoff. Petro’s opponent is a political outsider. apnews.com/article/7ed4ed… Petro’s opponent in Colombia’s June runoff, Hernandez, is a populist wildcard with what @julieturkewitz of the NYT describes as “Trumpian irreverence.”

Democratic voters in at least 4 states including Florida and Pennsylvania have received emails falsely purporting to be from the neo-fascist group Proud Boys that threaten harm if their vote doesn't go to Trump. bit.ly/34gfGHG The identity of the authors is not known. “These emails are meant to intimidate and undermine American voters’ confidence in our elections,” @CISAKrebs tweeted, urging voters not to fall for “sensational and unverified claims” and reminding them that ballot secrecy is guaranteed by law.

A big win for voting integrity advocates: Federal judge orders Georgia to scrap unreliable, hack-prone voting machines after 2019 apnews.com/abd2949881514e… This prohibition applies to the entire centrally managed voting system that Georgia uses, not just the paperless electronic machines.