USA:'Circle' tweets were made public due to a security error that Twitter has acknowledged. Users were informed via emails from the platform. In general, Circle tweets are only meant to be seen by a select group of reliable followers and friends. The public could see them, though, due to a bug. Twitter's technical team says they have identified the cause of the problem, which has since been fixed.

A security flaw that allowed private tweets intended only for the Circle to which they were posting to cross the containment line and be seen by users outside of their Circle was discovered by many Twitter Circle users at the beginning of April. As a result, it caused some awkward situations among users and had serious consequences for those who posted gossip, complaints about their jobs, etc.

For a while, Twitter Circle's bugs persisted, posing a serious problem for users who had been using the feature to tweet things they only wanted to share with close friends. Several users claimed that people outside of their Twitter Circle liked their personal posts. The tweets slipped through the crack and were seen by unauthorised people.

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Twitter Circle tweets ought to be restricted to a specific Circle. The tweets started to show up on the algorithmically created "For You" timeline after the security breach, allowing followers and friends outside the poster's Circle to retweet and reply. Even worse, some users claimed that other Twitter users who weren't already following them had seen their Circle tweets.

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A green banner is typically present on a Circle tweet, signifying that it was shared with a particular audience. Although the problem that prevented these tweets from being seen by the public has been resolved, they still appear without the green banner. The retweet button, which typically turns grey for such tweets, indicates that they have not been shared with the public, though.

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In May 2022, Twitter began testing the Circle feature; three months later, in August, it became available to all users of iOS, Android, and the web. A new method of interacting with a smaller group—more specifically, your trusted connections—was introduced by the new ability. For each tweet, it gave users the freedom to choose who can access and engage with their content.