>The Federal Trade Commission, which reached a consent decree with Twitter in May, said it was “tracking the developments at Twitter with deep concern.” >“No C

>The Federal Trade Commission, which reached a consent decree with Twitter in May, said it was “tracking the developments at Twitter with deep concern.” >“No CEO or company is above the law, and companies must follow our consent decrees,” said Douglas Farrar, the FTC’s director of public affairs. "Our revised consent order gives us new tools to ensure compliance, and we are prepared to use them.” >Twitter entered into the consent decree with the FTC after allegations that it deceptively used email and phone numbers it said it was collecting for security purposes to target users with advertising. The FTC alleged that this violated a 2011 consent decree it had reached with the company. >The new decree required Twitter to start enhanced privacy and security programs, which were to be audited by a third party. Under that program, Twitter is required to conduct a privacy assessment of any new products it launches. Archived: https://archive.is/V7CuA https://archive.is/V7CuA