Twitter’s Privacy Blunder: Your Private Messages Circulated Publicly
Twitter Circles’ Privacy Bug
If there is one thing that everyone wants, it is for their conversations to be treated as they want. If you talk to a person, it’s because you don’t want others to find out about the message, but if you do something public, it’s because you want information to be known. That is why privacy is so important on the Internet, something that now seems to be absent on Twitter since an error has been discovered with which Twitter Circles messages are made public.
The Circles Function
Back in August of last year, Twitter relaunched its Circles. This feature is designed so that all users can send a message specifically for a specific group, specifically a group of 150 chosen by the author of the text. These will remain restricted for the rest of the users or for those who will no longer be on the list tomorrow.
The Privacy Bug
However, in recent days, users of the bird’s social network have noticed a very serious problem. It turns out that the Circles function has a bug that directly publishes the messages to the whole world. In this way, none of the chosen ones can feel such a thing, although the worst thing is that data or information can be shared that everyone who is on the platform should not know.
The For You Section
In fact, from what they say in Mashable, this error has a curious behavior and that is that the messages appear in the most public part of Twitter. We are talking about the For you section, where you can see messages that are published on the social network and that are consistent with your tastes or the accounts you follow.
Limitations of the Privacy Bug
The messages and threads do not have the classic characteristics if they are published Let’s explain this, since it is the only consolation that has been left for the users who have been affected. It turns out that the messages posted by the circles bug maintain some of the restrictions that prevent other people from interacting with those messages. For example, simple messages cannot be commented on, rated, or retweeted with other people.
On the other hand, in the case of threads, only the first message can be seen, leaving the rest without appearing as if there was only one.
Conclusion
All in all, it’s important to remember to be cautious while using any social media platform. With bugs such as this one surfacing, it’s crucial to check the privacy settings of your accounts and to double-check to whom you are sending private messages to avoid such errors.
Twitter Circles’ Privacy Bug
If there is one thing that everyone wants, it is for their conversations to be treated as they want. If you talk to a person, it’s because you don’t want others to find out about the message, but if you do something public, it’s because you want information to be known. That is why privacy is so important on the Internet, something that now seems to be absent on Twitter since an error has been discovered with which Twitter Circles messages are made public.
The Circles Function
Back in August of last year, Twitter relaunched its Circles. This feature is designed so that all users can send a message specifically for a specific group, specifically a group of 150 chosen by the author of the text. These will remain restricted for the rest of the users or for those who will no longer be on the list tomorrow.
The Privacy Bug
However, in recent days, users of the bird’s social network have noticed a very serious problem. It turns out that the Circles function has a bug that directly publishes the messages to the whole world. In this way, none of the chosen ones can feel such a thing, although the worst thing is that data or information can be shared that everyone who is on the platform should not know.
The For You Section
In fact, from what they say in Mashable, this error has a curious behavior and that is that the messages appear in the most public part of Twitter. We are talking about the For you section, where you can see messages that are published on the social network and that are consistent with your tastes or the accounts you follow.
Limitations of the Privacy Bug
The messages and threads do not have the classic characteristics if they are published Let’s explain this, since it is the only consolation that has been left for the users who have been affected. It turns out that the messages posted by the circles bug maintain some of the restrictions that prevent other people from interacting with those messages. For example, simple messages cannot be commented on, rated, or retweeted with other people.
On the other hand, in the case of threads, only the first message can be seen, leaving the rest without appearing as if there was only one.
Conclusion
All in all, it’s important to remember to be cautious while using any social media platform. With bugs such as this one surfacing, it’s crucial to check the privacy settings of your accounts and to double-check to whom you are sending private messages to avoid such errors.
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