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United States of America: Federal Trade Commission opened public consultation on X Corp. petition to set aside or modify ruling against Twitter over alleged deceptive use of account security data for targeted advertising

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Federal Trade Commission opened public consultation on X Corp. petition to set aside or modify ruling against Twitter over alleged deceptive use of account security data for targeted advertising

On 3 June 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened a consultation on the petition filed by X Corp. on 15 May 2026 under Section 5(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. § 45(b)) and Section 2.51 of the Federal Trade Commission Rule…

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…