Former Twitter Security Chief Sues X, Alleging Wrongful Termination Over Regulatory Compliance Concerns

Alan Rosa claims he was fired for opposing cost-cutting measures that threatened to violate FTC and EU regulations, marking another lawsuit against X following Elon Musk's turbulent takeover.

Alan Rosa, former head of information security at Twitter, now called X, has filed a lawsuit against the company, Elon Musk, and company adviser Steve Davis, alleging he was wrongfully fired for opposing cost-cutting measures that threatened regulatory compliance.
Rosa alleges that shortly after Musk's takeover of Twitter, he was told to cut his department’s physical security budget by 50%, which he believed would put the company at risk of violating a pre-Musk deal with the FTC that required the company to maintain a comprehensive privacy and information security program.
Rosa also claims he was directed to shut down Salesforce software, which enabled Twitter to share information with law enforcement agencies about time-sensitive and legal matters, a potential violation of the European Union’s Digital Services Act.
Five days after raising these concerns, Rosa discovered he'd lost his company access and was effectively fired without an official explanation. Rosa also alleges that X started a 'sham investigation' into his workplace conduct in an attempt to 'deprive him of his severance package.'
This lawsuit is one of several filed by former X employees since Musk’s turbulent takeover last year, with many alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination, and retaliation.