News broke earlier this week that Twitter Circles have been having major security issues, making semi-private tweets public. Mashable reports Twitter Circles were introduced last year, allowing users to restrict specific tweets to a carefully selected list of pre-approved followers.
Somehow, a bug in the feature resulted in private tweets appearing on For You feeds of users who weren’t given access to them. Certain users weren’t even following the original poster. It’s an alarming violation of privacy for anyone who trusted Twitter’s assurances. Several Twitter users warn others who use the feature, especially those who use it for nudes, to be more than careful.
I made a Twitter Circle with one person in it and posted this tweet for science. This was the result. Two people I don’t follow saw the tweet & liked it. One of those people doesn’t follow me either.
Twitter Circles aren’t private. Don’t post anything you want private in them. pic.twitter.com/p5uzlmIkuJ
— Ian Coldwater
