Twitter acknowledges a new bug that exposes Android users private tweets
5 years, 11 months ago

Twitter acknowledges a new bug that exposes Android users private tweets

India TV News  

Twitter has a new bug that exposes private tweets of some Android users. According to Twitter, the bug which is now fixed disabled the "Protect your Tweets" setting, when certain account changes were made on Android devices and didn't affect Twitter on iOS and desktop. "You may have been impacted by this issue if you had protected Tweets turned on in your settings, used Twitter for Android, and made certain changes to account settings such as changing the email address associated with your account between November 3, 2014, and January 14, 2019." In another incident, a bug in Twitter's platform for third-party app developers exposed some Direct Messages of nearly 3 million users to outsiders, for which Twitter went on admitted to the fact in September.

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Twitter traffic ‘tanking’ after record-breaking Threads launch
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter traffic ‘tanking’ after record-breaking Threads launch

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Cloudflare chief executive Matthew Prince shared a graph showing an apparent decline in Twitter’s popularity following Elon …

Twitter allows some tweets to be viewed without signing in
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter allows some tweets to be viewed without signing in

The Hindu  

Twitter has partially rolled back its limit that stopped non-logged in viewers from seeing tweets on the web version of the platform. While users needed to log in to view Twitter accounts, some tweets could be viewed without logging in. Twitter owner Elon Musk had said on July 1 that the move was a “temporary emergency measure,” claiming that so …

Is Twitter Clone 'Threads' a Privacy Nightmare? Netizens Thinks So, Here’s Why
1 year, 6 months ago

Is Twitter Clone 'Threads' a Privacy Nightmare? Netizens Thinks So, Here’s Why

News 18  

The internet is buzzing with all the ‘Threads’ updates today as Meta’s Twitter clone app has finally been unveiled. Amidst all the frenzy, many people took to Twitter and shared their concerns about Threads being a ‘Privacy nightmare’. Meta's new Twitter clone, called 'Threads', is an absolute privacy nightmare.Not only do they know more about you than arguably you do …

Is Twitter down? Thousands of users complain of issues with social media platform
1 year, 6 months ago

Is Twitter down? Thousands of users complain of issues with social media platform

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Elon Musk said on Saturday afternoon that temporary reading limits would be applied for …

Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets

The Hindu  

Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that owner Elon Musk on Friday called a "temporary emergency measure". Musk has previously expressed displeasure at artificial intelligence firms like OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, using Twitter's data to train their large language models. In a letter addressed to Microsoft …

‘Temporary measure’, says Elon Musk as Twitter makes logging in mandatory to view tweets
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Temporary measure’, says Elon Musk as Twitter makes logging in mandatory to view tweets

Hindustan Times  

In a sudden and unannounced update, Twitter has made it mandatory for people to log into their accounts to view tweets and user profiles. This also means that one must have an account on the microblogging website to view tweets, which, until now, could be seen without being logged in or having a profile on the social network. Users discovered …

Twitter visibility filter to monitor tweets: ’For freedom of speech, not reach’
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter visibility filter to monitor tweets: ’For freedom of speech, not reach’

Live Mint  

Twitter has updated its policy to clarify that it will allow freedom of speech on its platform but not "freedom of reach." The company plans to apply the visibility filter initially to tweets that violate its rules on hateful conduct, with the intention of expanding the filter to other areas later. "Restricting the reach of tweets, also known as visibility …

Twitter suffers a concerning data leak, company suspects ex-employee behind it
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter suffers a concerning data leak, company suspects ex-employee behind it

India Today  

Twitter's source code, the core of any application, has reportedly been leaked, and the company suspects a former employee behind this. Parts of code was available on GitHub, an online software development platform, "for at least several months," but was taken down after the social media company filed a "copyright infringement notice." As reported by The New York Times, Twitter …

Twitter was down last night because there's only 1 engineer left to handle Twitter API
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter was down last night because there's only 1 engineer left to handle Twitter API

India Today  

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter and fired more than half of Twitter’s workforce, outages at the platform have been rather common. Twitter’s recent outage Twitter users also reported seeing a cryptic message that read, “Your current API plan does not include access to this endpoint, please see https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api for more information.” Twitter’s official support account responded to the …

Twitter Adds Limits To Daily Tweets, DMs, Follows. Could The Latest Outage Be A Result?
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter Adds Limits To Daily Tweets, DMs, Follows. Could The Latest Outage Be A Result?

ABP News  

Twitter users across the globe have been complaining of being unable to tweet, follow new accounts, or even use Tweetdeck on Thursday. As per Twitter’s Help page, the microblogging platform has put in several usage limits. The company said on its help page, “Please note that this is a technical account limit only, and there are additional rules prohibiting aggressive …

Some Twitter users are unable to post, told they’re ‘over daily limit’
1 year, 11 months ago

Some Twitter users are unable to post, told they’re ‘over daily limit’

Deccan Chronicle  

Some Twitter Inc. users were unable to send tweets on Wednesday afternoon, instead getting an automated message saying they were “over the daily limit for sending Tweets,” even for users who hadn’t posted yet for the day. Downdetector, a site that tracks technical outages for apps, showed a spike in user reports of trouble on the site, touching 9,500 just …

Some Twitter users unable to post as platform hit by glitch
1 year, 11 months ago

Some Twitter users unable to post as platform hit by glitch

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of users faced glitches in posting, receiving messages that they had exceeded a daily limit of tweets. Thousands of Twitter users complained on Wednesday they were unable to post messages, following which they were told that they had exceeded a daily limit of tweets. Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk tweeted early on Thursday that there were multiple “internal and …

'Sorry for the trouble'- Twitter after global outage; says working to fix it
1 year, 11 months ago

'Sorry for the trouble'- Twitter after global outage; says working to fix it

India TV News  

Twitter users in several countries including India were facing trouble while using the microblogging site on Thursday morning. Twitter Deck services down Several users in India complained of 'Twitter Deck' outage since yesterday and the trouble extended on Thursday morning when other features started not working. Accounts also had trouble when they tried to follow another Twitter user, getting a …

Twitter Stops Users From Sending Direct Message On Android, iOS: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter Stops Users From Sending Direct Message On Android, iOS: Report

ABP News  

Twitter has removed the option to send a direct message to another account directly from a profile page on Android and iOS applications, many users reported. Last week, Twitter Boss Elon Musk had announced that a higher-priced subscription to the microblogging platform with no ads will be available in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, a new whistleblower has reportedly revealed that …

Twitter's new developer rules ban 3rd party apps
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter's new developer rules ban 3rd party apps

India TV News  

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has quietly updated its "Developer Agreement" to ban third-party clients, almost a week after it blocked the apps' access to its platform. The new rules mentioned that users can not use Twitter's application programming interface or content to "create or attempt to create a substitute or similar service or product to the Twitter Applications," reports The Verge. …

Tweetbot faces an outage again: Know what happened
2 years ago

Tweetbot faces an outage again: Know what happened

India TV News  

Tweetbot, a third-party Twitter tool was reportedly down again. Tweetbot had not heard anything from Twitter, so it ace decided to start using new API keys and see if it fixes the problem, Haddad explained. "Twitter API restricts new apps to low limits," iOS developer Mysk explained on Twitter. Last week, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that the micro-blogging platform's …

Twitter Third-Party Access Blocked, Users Not Able To Login Via TweetBot And More
2 years ago

Twitter Third-Party Access Blocked, Users Not Able To Login Via TweetBot And More

News 18  

The issues at Twitter since Elon Musk took over continue to pile up this week. People are not able to log into their accounts using third-party apps like TweetBot, Talon and Felix for macOS, Android and iOS versions, respectively. Reports hint that Twitter might have intentionally blocked access to these third-party apps for Twitter logins, as none of them is …

Twitter says no evidence new user data leaks were obtained via system bug
2 years ago

Twitter says no evidence new user data leaks were obtained via system bug

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that there was no evidence that data recently being sold online was obtained by exploiting a vulnerability in the company's systems. Another 600 million pieces of user data "could not be correlated with the previously reported incident, nor with any new incident," Twitter said in a blog post. The social media company told users in …

What is wrong with Twitter? 200 mn users' data leaked and sold for $200K on Dark Web
2 years ago

What is wrong with Twitter? 200 mn users' data leaked and sold for $200K on Dark Web

India TV News  

Cyber-security researchers have found a data dump comprising over 200 million Twitter users, that was earlier being sold for $200,000. "The vulnerability in Twitter's API, enabled threat actors to input phone number/email address to retrieve the Twitter user ID which in turn enables data scraping," said a CloudSEK researcher. On January 4, a new user on the hacker forum with …

Twitter changes rules over account tracking Elon Musk’s jet
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter changes rules over account tracking Elon Musk’s jet

Associated Press  

Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk’s private jet, despite a pledge by the social media platform’s new owner to keep it up because of his free speech principles. He also threatened legal action against Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old college sophomore and programmer who started the @elonjet flight-tracking account, and “organizations …

Twitter announces update to ‘Private Information’ policy - here’s why
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter announces update to ‘Private Information’ policy - here’s why

Live Mint  

Hours after the microblogging outlet suspended multiple accounts that track private jets, Twitter safety announced an update to its Private Information Policy on Wednesday, according to the news agency Bloomberg. This came after a Twitter Inc account tracking the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet has been suspended from the social media platform. As of early Wednesday morning in New …

Second Twitter files drop backfires on Elon Musk
2 years, 1 month ago

Second Twitter files drop backfires on Elon Musk

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A second edition of the “Twitter Files” claimed to reveal that the company …

With Twitter in chaos, some ways to protect your account
2 years, 1 month ago

With Twitter in chaos, some ways to protect your account

Associated Press  

Twitter is in chaos. There, you’ll find “Settings and privacy” then “Security and account access” and finally, “Security.” Here, you can select “Authentication app” and follow the instructions to set it up. SHUT DOWN THIRD-PARTY ACCESS Jane Manchun Wong, an independent software and security researcher in Hong Kong who follows Twitter closely, recommends revoking permissions to third-party sites and apps …

Twitter breach exposed anonymous account owners worldwide
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter breach exposed anonymous account owners worldwide

The Hindu  

A vulnerability in Twitter's software that exposed an undetermined number of owners of anonymous accounts to potential identity compromise last year was apparently exploited by a malicious actor, the social media company said Friday. The breach is especially worrisome because many Twitter account owners, including human rights activists, do not disclose their identities in their profiles for security reasons that …

Twitter Back After Two Hours, Global Outage Affected Thousands
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter Back After Two Hours, Global Outage Affected Thousands

News 18  

-Twitter Inc was down for thousands of users across the globe on Thursday, its first such outage since February, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The post seems to suggest the Twitter outage affected some users but still it is working to fix the issue for everyone. Thanks for sticking with us.— Twitter Support July 14, 2022 Twitter in February …

Twitter to pay $150M penalty over privacy of users’ data
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter to pay $150M penalty over privacy of users’ data

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users’ data over a six-year span. “Twitter obtained data from users on the pretext of harnessing it for security purposes but then ended up also using the data to target users …

Twitter to pay $150-million penalty over alleged failures to protect user data
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter to pay $150-million penalty over alleged failures to protect user data

LA Times  

Besides a $150-million penalty, Twitter will adopt new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ allegations that it failed to protect users’ privacy. Twitter will pay a $150-million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users’ data over a six-year span. The regulators also alleged, in a federal …

Twitter Down For Several Users In India & Abroad, Second Outage In One Week
2 years, 10 months ago

Twitter Down For Several Users In India & Abroad, Second Outage In One Week

ABP News  

New Delhi: Micro-blogging site Twitter faced multiple outages on Thursday night after several users claimed to have received messages like "something went wrong" and "try again" on the screen on the website as well as the mobile app. #TwitterDown — Shane | Dynamic February 17, 2022 twitter users 3 seconds after twitter is down. My timeline isn't loading completely anymore …

Twitter rolls out privacy policy to protect identity, will not allow users to share images without consent
3 years, 1 month ago

Twitter rolls out privacy policy to protect identity, will not allow users to share images without consent

India Today  

Twitter will no longer allow media of private individuals such as images or videos to be shared on the platform without their consent. “Beginning today, we will not allow the sharing of private media, such as images or videos of private individuals without their consent. Twitter further said that it will remove media given that it is notified by “individuals …

Twitter expands free data access for app developers
3 years, 2 months ago

Twitter expands free data access for app developers

Live Mint  

Twitter Inc said on Monday it will expand free access to the social networking site's data to help software developers create tools and products that could promote safer online conversations or curate content. The move is part of Twitter's growing effort over the past year to decentralize the company, a vision that aims to give users more control over what …

Twitter's updated privacy policy comes into effect today. All you need to know
3 years, 4 months ago

Twitter's updated privacy policy comes into effect today. All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Twitter, the social networking platform which has been involved in several privacy-related rows in India over the past couple of months, has announced that its updated privacy policy comes into effect from Thursday, August 19. In a blog post informing users of its updated terms of service, Twitter notes the changes in its privacy policy -- which includes those around …

Twitter Working On New Concepts That Will Give You More Control Over Your Privacy
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter Working On New Concepts That Will Give You More Control Over Your Privacy

News 18  

Privacy is something all tech companies these days are focusing on, in terms of tighter security as well as giving more control to the users over their privacy. Twitter’s Product Designer, Lena Emara showed her Twitter followers “very early concepts” that she is exploring to make Twitter healthier. Privacy is one of those things everyone wants, but it’s not a …

Twitter Says Android Security Flaw Could Have Allowed Access to Direct Messages
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter Says Android Security Flaw Could Have Allowed Access to Direct Messages

News 18  

After facing a mega crypto hack last month, Twitter acknowledged on Wednesday that it has discovered and fixed a security vulnerability in its app for Android that would have exposed private data such as Direct Messages of some of its users. The bug affected Android versions 8 and 9 and according to the company, 96 per cent of people using …

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust
4 years, 5 months ago

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one of the worst attacks in recent years and may shake trust in a platform politicians and CEOs use to communicate with the public, experts said Thursday. The FBI said Thursday it is investigating the hacks, and said …

Twitter bug allowed to match 17 million phone numbers with users
5 years ago

Twitter bug allowed to match 17 million phone numbers with users

The Hindu  

In yet another data breach on Twitter that has gone through a bad year on security, a researcher has claimed he matched 17 million phone numbers to user accounts, including high-profile politicians and officials, by exploiting a vulnerability in Twitter’s Android app. Security researcher Ibrahim Balic found that it was possible to upload entire lists of generated phone numbers through …

After Google, Twitter warns Indian users about data breach
5 years ago

After Google, Twitter warns Indian users about data breach

The Hindu  

In an extremely stressful year for Internet users, Twitter on Saturday admitted a malicious code was inserted into its app by a bad actor that may have compromised some users’ information worldwide, including in India, as people woke up to an email from Twitter, warning them to update the app for Android. “We’re sorry this happened and will continue working …

Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws
5 years, 1 month ago

Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws

Live Mint  

SAN FRANCISCO :Twitter Inc is updating its global privacy policy to give users more information about what data advertisers might receive and is launching a site to provide clarity on its data protection efforts, the company said on Monday. The company said this move would allow it the flexibility to test different settings and controls with these users, such as …

Facebook and Twitter: 'Personal data of hundreds of users may have been improperly accessed'
5 years, 1 month ago

Facebook and Twitter: 'Personal data of hundreds of users may have been improperly accessed'

Daily Mail  

Facebook and Twitter have confirmed that the personal data of hundreds of their users may have been 'improperly accessed' by third-party apps. The security breach has reportedly affected Android users who accessed the Giant Square and Photofy apps via their social media accounts. Facebook and Twitter have confirmed that the personal data of hundreds of their users may have been …

Twitter says users' email address, phone numbers may have been used for advertising
5 years, 3 months ago

Twitter says users' email address, phone numbers may have been used for advertising

Firstpost  

Twitter said when advertisers uploaded their marketing lists, it may have matched people on Twitter to their list. Twitter Inc said on Tuesday that email addresses and phone numbers uploaded by users to meet its security requirements may have been ‘inadvertently’ used for advertising purposes. “We recently discovered that when you provided an email address or phone number for safety …

Twitter apologises and admits to user data leak
5 years, 5 months ago

Twitter apologises and admits to user data leak

India TV News  

Twitter admits to inadvertently sharing users data with advertising and third-party partners, owing to the breach and identify privacy flaw and regretting the outcome. As per Twitter's blog post posted on Tuesday, the user information that could have been shared without permission could include country code and details of users engagement with ad and information about the ad. Also, read: …

Twitter Says It May Have Shared User Data With Ad Partners Without Permission
5 years, 5 months ago

Twitter Says It May Have Shared User Data With Ad Partners Without Permission

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Twitter apologized this week after admitting that it may have mistakenly shared user data with third parties and used data for personalized ads without first obtaining user permission. According to the post, Twitter users who have clicked or viewed an ad on the platform’s mobile app since May 2018 may have had certain data — such as …

Twitter's new bug discloses iOS users location data
5 years, 8 months ago

Twitter's new bug discloses iOS users location data

India TV News  

Twitter has revealed that there is a new bug that shares some iOS users' data with unnamed partners, even when not opted by the users to share data. According to Twitter, we were inadvertently collecting and sharing iOS location data with one of our trusted partners in certain circumstances". Also, read: Apple iPhone XR 2019 renders leaked, to get dual …

Despite a reported fix, Twitter accounts still vulnerable, say experts
6 years ago

Despite a reported fix, Twitter accounts still vulnerable, say experts

India TV News  

Despite claiming a fix, the British based security firm researchers that earlier hijacked accounts of several journalists and celebrities on Twitter have said that there are still loopholes that persist in the social media platform. Last week, Insinia Security had said that it had hijacked a number of celebrities account that includes Louis Theroux, Eamonn Holmes, Simon Calder and Saira …

Twitter now allows users to view and control active sessions across all devices
6 years, 4 months ago

Twitter now allows users to view and control active sessions across all devices

Firstpost  

In a brand new update, Twitter now allows users to track their Twitter activity across all their devices. Twitter Support has recently posted a new feature for all supported devices for the platform, which will let users review their active logins. Starting today, you can view and control your active Twitter sessions across all devices. However, this caused a slight …

Twitter users no longer able to automatically post tweets to Facebook accounts
6 years, 5 months ago

Twitter users no longer able to automatically post tweets to Facebook accounts

Firstpost  

This results from Facebook cutting off access to its API platform for hundreds of thousands of apps. With Facebook cutting off access to its API platform for hundreds of thousands of apps, Twitter users are no longer able to tweet and retweet automatically on their connected Facebook accounts. We’ve learned that Tweets and Retweets will no longer automatically post to …

Twitter removed 1,43,000 ‘bad apps’ in 3 months that violated its policies
6 years, 5 months ago

Twitter removed 1,43,000 ‘bad apps’ in 3 months that violated its policies

Firstpost  

Twitter has not only removed the bad app, but it is also stopping such new app to join the platform. Twitter has announced that from now on, all developers who are requesting access to Twitter’s standard APIs for the first time, will have to go through a new app registration process. This registration process has existed for a while, but …

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