Twitter privacy ruling delayed after dispute among EU regulators

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some European Union regulators objected to Ireland's preliminary ruling in a landmark privacy investigation of Twitter, the lead regulator said on Thursday, triggering a process where a majority decision will be sought.
Twitter had looked set to become the first big technology company to face a fine by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) under tougher EU data protection rules after it submitted the decision to other member states in May.
Under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation's (GDPR) "One Stop Shop" regime introduced in 2018, regulators can impose fines for violations of up to 4% of a company's global revenue or 20 million euros ($22 million), whichever is higher.
Ireland hosts the European headquarters of a number of U.S. technology companies, making its the EU's lead regulator for firms including Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Google.
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