Mainstream Media Objects to Further Customer Data Redactions in FTX Bankruptcy Case Prominent media outlets, including Bloomberg, Dow Jones & Company,
The New York Times, and The Financial Times, have raised objections to a joint motion by the debtors and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
asking for further data redactions in FTX bankruptcy case.
The motion sought authorization
to extend the redaction of confidential customer information for an additional 90 days, covering the names, addresses, and email addresses of all of the debtors' customers,
including entities and institutional creditors who were also customers.
Media Intervenors expressed their opposition
in a court filing, highlighting concerns over the continued redaction of customer data.
They argued that the motion lacked substantial new evidence to support an extension of the redaction deadline. The media outlets emphasized that stating ongoing discussions
with third parties as the reason for the extension was insufficient justification. These objections are part of a larger legal battle
between the media outlets and FTX Trading Ltd. concerning the redaction of customer names in court filings.
In December 2022,
Media Intervenors successfully intervened in the bankruptcy case to oppose the redaction of the FTX creditors' names in court documents. Their intervention
was granted by the court.
