The issue appears to be linked to a developer app that can access Twitter’s back-end system, allowing anyone to scrape tweets from public accounts via a direct URL linkĭ has reached out to Twitter and is waiting for a response. Twitter’s new Fleets are designed to disappear in 24 hours, but users have spotted a bug that allows others to see the ephemeral tweets past the expiration date.

Twitter has addressed the problem, sharing that once it is fixed users will not have the ability to access Fleets. The issue appears to be linked to a developer app that can access Twitter’s back-end system, allowing anyone to scrape tweets from public accounts via a direct URL link.Īlong with being visible, the glitch makes it possible for users to download Fleets without the original author being notified. Twitter says it is working to fix the glitch and Fleets should soon work again.The user was able to download all of the disappearing messages via a URL link.Using an app, a user accessed Twitter’s back-end system where they saw Fleets.A new bug is allowing users to see and download the tweets past the 24 hours.Twitter launched Fleets this month that disappear in 24 hours.Twitter bug allows users to see and download Fleets on public accounts past the 24-hour expiration date

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