Matt BurgessFeb 9, 2023

I know there is a lot going on at Twitter right now, but here's one more thing. Twitter is ignoring #GDPR requests from people to delete their DMs.

At the moment, when you press delete on a Twitter DM (an individual message or conversation) the DM isn't actually deleted from Twitter's servers, just your inbox view.

So people in Europe have been making requests for Twitter to blitz all their messages. It hasn't properly answered them. And now regulators are looking at it

Full story here: https://www.wired.com/story/delete-twitter-dms-gdpr/

#Twitter #gdpr #infosec #technology #news #wired

Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That

People in Europe are making GDPR requests to have their private messages erased, but Elon’s team is ignoring them.

WIRED
Show threadKonsolentieR

@mattburgess Twitter is also ignoring GDPR requests based on article 17 to delete data/account.

I filed a complaint a couple of days ago to DPO of the state Hesse about Twitters behavior.

Feb 9, 2023 at 8:40pmWeb
Show threadDr. Guillermo Power Feb 10, 2023
@thierolfOrg @mattburgess I don’t understand how Twitter is ever going to escape the EU.
Show threadEstelle4565Feb 11, 2023
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@thierolfOrg @mattburgess
They will not and will inevitably be banned. The hate speech, antisemitism and misinformation alone should do it.
Show threadEstelle4565Feb 11, 2023

@thierolfOrg
You might want to inform @noybeu as well. Add to their data point collection for the inevitable lawsuit. 😉

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