Adding to the list of potential issues the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has been in communication with Twitter about since Elon Must took over is a report claiming that the social media platform is planning to force users to accept targeted advertising unless they pay for a paid subscription service with an option to opt-out of ads. The article in TechCrunch, referencing a report by Platformer, confirms the DPC is looking into the matter.
UPDATE: 161222 - Digiday reports that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has also made contact with Twitter about the matter. An ICO spokesman said: "The ICO is engaged in dialogue with Twitter's data protection officer and is continuing to assess the potential data protection impacts of any changes to the company and its online services." The UK has just over 19 million active users.
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