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This provision establishes the operational scope of data collection to include third-party sources beyond direct user interaction, expanding the information sets available to X for platform operations, content moderation, and advertising functions. The authorization to receive advertiser-sourced information creates a data flow mechanism that connects advertiser information to user profiles for targeting purposes.
Users operate under terms that authorize X to aggregate information about them from multiple third-party sources—including other users, partners, and advertisers—and to use advertiser-provided information to target ads. The provision does not require user consent for each third-party data source or prohibit any category of third-party information collection described.
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This provision establishes the operational scope of data collection to include third-party sources beyond direct user interaction, expanding the information sets available to X for platform operations, content moderation, and advertising functions. The authorization to receive advertiser-sourced information creates a data flow mechanism that connects advertiser information to user profiles for targeting purposes.
Users operate under terms that authorize X to aggregate information about them from multiple third-party sources—including other users, partners, and advertisers—and to use advertiser-provided information to target ads. The provision does not require user consent for each third-party data source or prohibit any category of third-party information collection described.
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