The Federal Trade Commission has opened a 30-day public comment window following a petition from X to set aside or modify its 2022 data-privacy settlement order. The platform formerly known as Twitter is asking the Commission to terminate the order or modify it so that it expires by the end of 2026. X argues that the original order applies to a company that no longer exists in the same form, and that the individuals responsible for the underlying failures have left the organization.
In the public petition, X stated that the current order no longer serves a valid regulatory purpose and instead forces "millions of dollars in needless costs" on the firm to comply with data protections already covered by external international and domestic privacy frameworks. The platform also framed the elimination of the decree as a constitutional and technological necessity, asserting that pulling back the FTC oversight safeguards First Amendment values and remains critical to advancing American leadership in artificial intelligence.
The public has until July 2, 2026, to submit formal comments regarding the petition on the federal docket. Following the closure of the review window, the Commission will conduct a formal vote to decide whether to maintain, modify, or terminate the data-protection order.
