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A fault with From Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) allowed user-posted “fleets” to be accessible beyond the expected 24-hour expiration period, TechCrunch reports.
What happened: An application that interacted with Twitter’s back-end systems via the developer’s API returned a list of fleets from the company’s social media server and each of them was accessible via a direct link. This bug was first detailed by the Twitter user in a @donk_enby thread.
The direct link gave access to view or download an affected user’s post long after 24 hours and didn’t even trigger a “read” notification, meaning the original poster wouldn’t even know that the person accessing the post had read the post. Float through the direct link.
Twitter acknowledged the glitch in a statement to TechCrunch.
“We are aware of a bug accessible through a technical fix where some Fleets media URLs may be accessible after 24 hours,” said a representative from the company led by Jack Dorsey. “We are working on a solution that should be implemented shortly.”
Because it is important: Twitter launched the feature last week in what was seen as an attempt to take over Snap Inc.’s (NYSE: SNAP) Snapchat and Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Instagram stories.
The launch was later delayed by Fleets as Twitter reported facing “performance and stability issues.” The social media company ultimately solved the technical problems and made the worldwide service available by Friday.
Days into deployment, the latest ruling adds further misfortune for Dorsey’s company.
Price action: Shares of Twitter closed 2.4% higher at $ 44.68 on Friday.
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