A bug in Twitter exposed private tweets of some Android users for over five years when they made changes in their settings, like changing the email address linked to their accounts.
According to the micro-blogging platform, the bug (now fixed) disabled the “Protect your Tweets” setting if certain account changes were made on Android devices.
The bug didn’t affect people using Twitter on iOS or desktop, Twitter said last night. The company said it has informed those who were affected by the bug, and has turned “Protect your Tweets” back on for them if it was disabled.