Twitter has been fined 119 million pounds for selling users’ data
Twitter has been fined £119 million for selling users’ data. The micro-blogging site has been issued with a whopping fine by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice after they say it violated a deal it had with regulators, say court documents. According to the documents, Twitter had agreed to not sell personal data - such as phone numbers and email addresses - to advertisers and that federal investigators say this promise was broken. The FTC - which seeks to enforce antitrust law and ensure consumer protection - accuses Twitter of breaking the terms of an order that banned t...