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X (Twitter)fines & penalties

X Corp.

The social platform formerly known as Twitter. Its notable penalty concerns using security phone numbers for ad targeting.

Penalties
1
Total imposed
≈ $150Mexcludes annulled
Largest
$150M
Span
2022 to 2022

Every recorded penalty

1 penalty

X (Twitter) · 2022

Twitter's $150M FTC penalty over 2FA phone numbers

Paid

The FTC and DOJ penalised Twitter, now X, for using phone numbers and email addresses collected for account security, such as two-factor authentication, to target advertising.

FTC · US$150M