TikTok, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are ready to face the strict provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA) pushing them to reveal the number of Europeans using their services and to adhere to sweeping requirements starting by the summer of 2023 such as removing illegal content, combating disinformation and enhance minors protection. In case of...
A press release of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) in relation to multiple international media reports, which highlighted that one or more collated datasets of Twitter user personal data had been made available on the internet. Continue reading on the DPC website here.
According to this article on Bloomberg, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Twitter for alleged violations of privacy of users and inadequate cybersecurity measures. The Commission has questioned former Twitter Chief Privacy Officer Damien Kieran and Chief Information Security Officer Lea Kissner whether Twitter, since its taking over by Elon Mask, has complied...
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, previous head of security at Twitter, has filed a complaint against the Company. The complaint highlights the lack of attention to security and the excessive number of bots on the platform. Read more on CNN Business
By using a security flaw, an individual gained access to the data of approximately 5.4 million Twitter users. The actor has acquired the email addresses and phone numbers linked to the accounts. Read more in this article
Twitter has agreed to pay USD150m to settle claims for misuse of private information between 2013 and 2019. Allegedly, Twitter used such private information collected by misrepresenting that it was gathered for reasons of security. Find more on Reuters here.
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