Twitter acknowledges security incident that showed private tweets to random users
Back in April, several Twitter users were affected by a bug that showed private Twitter Circle tweets to random users in the For You tab. A month later,…
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Back in April, several Twitter users were affected by a bug that showed private Twitter Circle tweets to random users in the For You tab. A month later,…
The incident last month saw Circle tweets intended for posters' close friends popping up in strangers' feeds.
Twitter confirmed that a security error that made Circle tweets -- posts that only go out to a small subset of friends -- surface publicly.
Twitter said the bug has now been fixed, and the team knows what caused it, reports TechCrunch. According to the company, "You choose who's in your Twitter Circle, and only the individuals you've added can reply to and interact with the Tweets you share in the circle." 📲 Twitter Bug Exposed Private Circle Tweets to Public Users, Admits Elon Musk-Run Company.