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United States of America v. Twitter, Inc.

  1. November 17, 2023

    X Corp. Can't Go To Judge To End FTC Privacy Monitoring

    A California federal magistrate judge on Thursday denied X Corp.'s request to be freed from a 2022 Federal Trade Commission settlement's monitoring requirements over privacy violation concerns, saying the district court "lacks the power" to release the social media company formerly known as Twitter from obligations inked in the government agency's order.

  2. September 12, 2023

    FTC Fights X Corp.'s 'Drastic' Bid To End Privacy Settlement

    The Federal Trade Commission opposed X Corp.'s bid to end a 2022 agreement that requires the social media company formerly known as Twitter to maintain a privacy and security program, arguing in California federal court Tuesday that the company has not shown its "drastic" requested relief is warranted.

  3. July 13, 2023

    Twitter Wants Out Of FTC Order, Claiming 'Bias'

    Twitter on Thursday urged a California federal court to free it from a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission from 2022 resolving charges of violating users' privacy, claiming that the FTC's probe has "spiraled out of control and become tainted by bias."

  4. May 27, 2022

    Twitter's $150M Privacy Fine Shows Cost Of Misleading Users

    Twitter's agreement to pay $150 million to resolve charges it breached a 2011 agreement not to mislead consumers about how their data is used reinforces a key principle of privacy law, observers say, despite the fine landing on the low end of the company's projection.

  5. May 25, 2022

    Twitter Agrees To Pay $150M In DOJ, FTC Data Privacy Deal

    The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that Twitter Inc. has agreed to pay $150 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that the social media giant failed to protect users' data privacy in line with a 2011 agreement with the FTC.