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FTC probes Twitter over ad targeting practices

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Reuters
04 August, 2020, 08:35 pm
Last modified: 04 August, 2020, 08:40 pm

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FTC probes Twitter over ad targeting practices

Twitter said it estimates probable loss of between $150 million and $250 million in settlement charges,

Reuters
04 August, 2020, 08:35 pm
Last modified: 04 August, 2020, 08:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, US, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, US, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

The US. Federal Trade Commission is probing Twitter Inc for alleged violations of a law that prevents the social network from using personal data provided for security purposes to target ads, the company disclosed on Monday.

In a regulatory filing, Twitter said it received a draft FTC complaint alleging violations between 2013 and 2019.

Twitter said it estimates probable loss of between $150 million and $250 million in settlement charges, and has already recorded $150 million of that estimate in accrual related to the allegations.

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