--- title: "Twitter Accidentally Made Users’ Secret Nudes Public" description: "Extremely Broken In case you haven't heard, Twitter Circles is broken. Extremely broken. So broken that, in an especially terrible turn, some folks' secret nude photos appeared in others' feeds. \"Aaaaand Twitter Circles is broken. I posted a nude to Circles yesterday and some (perfectly nice!) rando who I don't follow just liked it,\" reads […]" date: "2023-04-10" modified: "2023-04-10" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/twitter-accidentally-made-users-secret-nudes-public" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "elon musk" - "social media" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # Twitter Accidentally Made Users’ Secret Nudes Public ![Twitter Circles is broken. Very broken. So broken that, in a particularly terrible turn, some folks' secret nude photos appeared in random feeds. Not good.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Extremely Broken In case you haven't heard, Twitter Circles is broken. So broken that it allowed for some folks' secret nude photos to appear in others' feeds. "Aaaaand Twitter Circles is broken," [tweeted]() author Abraham Josephine Riesman, who discovered that her Twitter Circle nudes had been leaked. "I posted a nude to Circles yesterday and some (perfectly nice!) rando who I don't follow just liked it." "Delete your Circles nudes!!!" Riesman added. Riesman certainly wasn't alone, with users taking to the wretched platform [in droves]() over the weekend to [express dismay]() over the [glitching feature](). It's [yet another]() particularly egregious slip-up by the Elon Musk-owned company, especially considering that Twitter Circles are supposed to be a secure, controlled space where users can share their most personal thoughts — and pictures — with only a very select group of trusted friends and followers. ## Auto-Reply This latest algorithmic failure doesn't exactly instill trust in the [beleaguered platform](). Twitter's failure to ensure the privacy of its users is "a major breach of confidentiality," Melissa Ingle, a former senior data scientist at Twitter, [told *Buzzfeed*](). "Your Circle is your trusted group of friends, and to see those posts outside that group suggests the algorithm is lacking basic functionality." "Twitter seems to be outright failing to filter out private content before serving it to users," Theo Browne, a former Twitch engineer, [told ]()*[TechCrunch]().* Twitter has yet to officially confirm what the problem is, or when it will be fixed. And as *TechCrunch* and others noted, Twitter's press email is currently auto-replying to press inquiries [with a poop emoji](). In other words, the company isn't exactly taking these reports seriously. ## All Around Yikes The breach was part of an already questionable weekend for the social media company, with the company's controversial CEO deciding to [remove the "w" from Twitter HQ's sign]() — while his algorithm's privacy filter crumbled. It goes without saying that this whole thing sucks. And while Riesman, as she told *Buzzfeed*, thankfully wasn't too "fazed" by the incident, nobody using the platform should've been put in this situation. **More on T(w)itter:** [*Twitter Landlord Unhappy with Elon's Naughty Change to Company Sign*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()