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United States of America: Federal Trade Commission issued ruling against Twitter over alleged failure to maintain reasonable information security measures

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Federal Trade Commission issued ruling against Twitter over alleged failure to maintain reasonable information security measures

On 2 March 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the final Decision and Order against Twitter. The FTC alleged that Twitter had violated Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act by misrepresenting its security practices, failing to…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority

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2010-06-24
in consultation

On 24 June 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened a public consultation on a proposed Agre…

2011-03-02
in force

On 2 March 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the final Decision and Order against Twi…

2022-05-25
under investigation

On 25 May 2022, the United States Department of Justice filed on behalf of the Federal Trade Commis…

2022-05-26
in force

On 26 May 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a modified Decision and Order against Twi…

2026-06-03
in consultation

On 3 June 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened a consultation on the petition filed by X…

2026-07-02
processing consultation

On 2 July 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closes the consultation on the petition filed by…