25 May 2022
$150 million civil penalty over use of contact data
The Justice Department and FTC announced a proposed settlement requiring Twitter to pay a $150 million civil penalty. The government alleged that from May 2013 to September 2019 Twitter used phone numbers and email addresses collected for account security to help target ads, in violation of the FTC's 2011 order.
Sources and context
A settlement is not by itself an admission of wrongdoing.
- Twitter Agrees With DOJ And FTC To Pay $150 Million Civil Penalty And To Implement Comprehensive Compliance ProgramSource · US Attorney's Office, Northern District of California