In April, a bug in Twitter’s Circle feature exposed private tweets to strangers. Now, almost a month later, Twitter has addressed the issue, calling it a “security incident” that occurred earlier this year.
The company claims to have promptly fixed the problem and issued an apology, emphasizing its commitment to user privacy.
When the exposure first came to light, some speculated that Twitter’s recommendation algorithm had failed to filter Circle tweets.
Since Elon Musk’s takeover in October and subsequent layoffs, Twitter has experienced a range of technical issues, including multiple outages and confusion around feature rollouts and removals.