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In May 2022, the [[Federal Trade Commission]] (FTC) fined Twitter $150 million dollars for using data collected for targeted advertisements. In 2011, Twitter made an agreement with regulators in which it vowed not to share information gathered for security purposes with third-parties for targeted advertisements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allyn |first=Bobby |date=25 May 2022 |title=Twitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101275323/twitter-privacy-settlement-doj-ftc |url-status=live |access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=npr}}</ref>

Information that was illegally used for targeted advertisements includes phone numbers and email addresses. The user agreed that this information will be used for services such as [[two-factor authentication]] (2FA), account recovery, and account safeguarding.<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again</ref>

Information that was illegally used for targeted advertisements includes phone numbers and email addresses. The user agreed that this information will be used for services such as two-factor authentication (2FA), account recovery, and account safeguarding.<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again</ref>

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 In May 2022, the [[Federal Trade Commission]] (FTC) fined Twitter $150 million dollars for using data collected for targeted advertisements. In 2011, Twitter made an agreement with regulators in which it vowed not to share information gathered for security purposes with third-parties for targeted advertisements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allyn |first=Bobby |date=25 May 2022 |title=Twitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101275323/twitter-privacy-settlement-doj-ftc |url-status=live |access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=npr}}</ref>
-Information that was illegally used for targeted advertisements includes phone numbers and email addresses. The user agreed that this information will be used for services such as [[two-factor authentication]] (2FA), account recovery, and account safeguarding.<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again</ref>
+Information that was illegally used for targeted advertisements includes phone numbers and email addresses. The user agreed that this information will be used for services such as two-factor authentication (2FA), account recovery, and account safeguarding.<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again</ref>
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