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.

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I feel like if there’s one aspect people want to go after #ElonMusk’s #Twitter for, this would be the way to go. Seems like a cut and dry #GDPR violation.

I’m not sure why #Twitter is still operating in #Europe TBH, they’re ripping the platform for “disinformation” as well

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Feb 9, 2023 at 10:52pmWeb