United States of America: FTC lawsuit against Twitter for Misuse of Account Security Data
Progress
Current status
in force
26 May 2022 in force
25 May 2022 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Approved FTC final order imposing a USD 150 million penalty on Twitter for misuse of account security data
On 26 May 2022, the United States District Court Northern District of California approved the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) final order in the case against Twitter over misuse of account security data. The final order imposes a USD 150 million pena…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Filed FTC lawsuit against Twitter for misusing account security data
On 25 May 2022, the United States Department of Justice filed on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a lawsuit against Twitter for misusing user account security data. The filed lawsuit includes the FTC final order imposing a USD 150 millio…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government