SEC Consent Decree Challenge ('Twitter Sitter')
Summary
Musk sought to terminate or narrow the 2018 SEC consent decree requiring pre-approval of certain Tesla-related tweets, arguing it chilled his speech.
Outcome
Unfavorable: courts and the SEC declined to lift the decree; the pre-approval requirement remained in force.
Cite this page
Reviewed Jun 10, 2026ElonFacts.org. (2026). SEC Consent Decree Challenge ('Twitter Sitter'). Retrieved from https://elonfacts.org/record/sec-consent-decree-challenge
"SEC Consent Decree Challenge ('Twitter Sitter')." ElonFacts.org, Jun 10, 2026, https://elonfacts.org/record/sec-consent-decree-challenge.
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https://elonfacts.org/record/sec-consent-decree-challenge