FTC Launches Twitter Probe

Also investigating app developer UberTwitter

It may be summer, but the FTC isn't taking time off to relax: Last week, news broke that the agency was launching a probe to investigate Google. Now, it’s taking on Twitter, too.

A source told The Wall Street Journal that the FTC is reviewing Twitter and its interactions with UberMedia, an app developer that builds programs using Twitter data. The focus of the probe isn’t clear, but the source said that it’s “narrow” in scope and won’t affect Twitter’s ad business.

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