时间:2025-04-02 15:43:32 来源:网络整理编辑:焦點
Twitter's past has come to haunt the social media company again. The company has agreed to pay a $15
Twitter's past has come to haunt the social media company again.
The company has agreed to pay a $150 million fine due to breaches of user privacy. According to court documents, the company admitted to deceptively using its users' phone numbers and email addresses for advertising purposes.
According to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, Twitter violated a settlement made in 2011, in which it said it would not use account information gathered for security purposes for ad targeting.
“Twitter obtained data from users on the pretext of harnessing it for security purposes but then ended up also using the data to target users with ads," said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan in a statement. The practice went on from at least May 2013 to September 2019, and affected more than 140 million users.
This isn't new information; in fact, Twitter publicly apologized for this practice back in 2019. But Elon Musk, who has recently made a bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion, called it "very concerning news."
Tweet may have been deleted
"If Twitter was not truthful here, what else is not true," Musk tweeted on Thursday.
He also reiterated his previous point about turning Twitter into a company that relies more on subscriptions than advertising.
SEE ALSO:Elon Musk puts Twitter deal 'on hold' due to fake accounts reportMusk made a bid to acquire Twitter for $44 billion in April, vowing to eradicate spambots from the platform while massively increasing user base and revenue. Last week, however, Musk said he has put the Twitter acquisition bid "on hold" as he believes that the company's calculation that less than 5 percent of its users may be spam/bot accounts may be wrong. A recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has shown that Musk is still committed to buying Twitter. The filing details how Musk plans to finance the deal, showing that Musk plans to spent $33.5 billion of his own money, with the rest coming from other investors.
Also worth noting is that former CEO and co-founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey has now officially exited Twitter's Board of Directors. Dorsey previously said he is supportive of Musk's Twitter bid, calling it "the singular solution I trust."
TopicsTwitterElon Musk
Florida hurricane forecast remains uncertain, but trends in state's favor2025-04-02 15:40
河北球員聯名回應俱樂部:不要避重就輕 恐嚇敷衍球員2025-04-02 15:31
難兄難弟!廣州兩隊保級戰同時輸球 恐難逃雙雙降級命運2025-04-02 15:28
足協官方 :因未能解決欠薪 中超中甲3隊各扣除3分積分2025-04-02 15:25
Tyler, the Creator helped Frank Ocean celebrate 'Blonde' release in a delicious way2025-04-02 14:23
中超最佳陣容:克雷桑率隊登頂 國安三將導演逆轉2025-04-02 14:04
硬剛世界杯!中超官方公布262025-04-02 14:01
湖北省體育局高層為武漢三鎮打氣 力爭首奪中超冠軍2025-04-02 14:00
Here's George Takei chilling in zero gravity for the 'Star Trek' anniversary2025-04-02 13:26
吳金貴 :巴索戈出征世界杯是中超的驕傲 將以全華班出戰2025-04-02 13:01
Satisfy your Olympics withdrawals with Nike's latest app2025-04-02 15:40
中超最佳陣容:領頭羊三叉戟領銜 楊立瑜梅開二度救主2025-04-02 15:40
足協罰單 :王大雷實施暴力行為 停賽4場罰款4萬元2025-04-02 15:18
遭逆轉丟掉中超榜首 三鎮爭冠掉隊恐難複製恒大奇跡2025-04-02 14:40
Felix the cat just raised £5000 for charity because she's the hero we all need2025-04-02 14:12
中超積分榜:泰山3分優勢領跑 三鎮輸球爭冠形勢不妙2025-04-02 14:12
吳金貴 :有的球沒辦法評論 這是一個轉折點2025-04-02 13:59
中超餘下各輪賽事安排仍存變數 主辦方力保12月31日落幕2025-04-02 13:58
J.K. Rowling makes 'Harry Potter' joke about Olympics event2025-04-02 13:22
曝許家印6.5億山頂豪宅被接管 還有兩幢已被抵押2025-04-02 13:10