A Twitter Error Shows Private Tweets as Public Since 2014

A Twitter Error Shows Private Tweets as Public Since 2014

The problem, solved this week, has only affected users of the Android application

Twitter has recognized an error in its mobile application for Android devices , active since 2014, which deactivated the protection of private tweets and showed them as public, and that occurred when the user made changes to his account.

Twitter has explained, through its help page, a problem present in its Android application that disabled the configuration of ' Protect your tweets ' if the user made certain changes to the account such as changing the email linked to it.


This error, which according to the company was solved on January 14, uncovered private tweets if the user made changes to the configuration of his account between November 3, 2014 and January 14, 2019, from the 'app 'of Android. For its part, users of iOS and the web version have not been affected .

Through this same release, the company has apologized to its users, ensuring that affected people have been informed and their private tweets enabled, although it recommends reviewing the privacy settings to ensure that the "Protect your tweets" setting reflects The preferences.