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Fine · Ireland

Twitter International Company: USD 500,000

Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026

Authority
Data Protection Commission (Ireland)
Country
Ireland
Date
Decision of 9 December 2020
Amount
USD 500,000, as imposed (not converted)
Appeal status
Unknown (source)
Provisions cited
Article 33(1), Article 33(5)

What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)

Notified a personal data breach late and did not document it properly (a bug that exposed protected tweets).

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

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