Users across Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia have been reporting problems in accessing Twitter on Saturday. Some suggest that the troubles with the social network could be the result of a data-sharing settings update.
Because twitter doesn’t really want you to know what’s going on with the news data-sharing settings. Don’t write these off as coincidence. Big corporate will do what éter they can to keep you ignorant. pic.twitter.com/x8E36z4aCE
— Chuckie Bandz (@AWrite2Freedom) April 11, 2020
New data-sharing settings appear to be incorporating sharing some non-public user data with "our partners". The settings only apply in specific regions and for specific partners, the Twitter Help Centre claims. User ability to control mobile app advertising measurements has been removed.
I've refused to click "agree" on the new data sharing policy so Twitter is repeatedly showing me that message intermittently... & shutting me out of my feed. Still not going to click "accept" though : )
— Julie Smith (@Juliasnz) April 11, 2020oooh@derspiegel's app gives you a default-off toggle before loading embedded tweets, and that your data will go to Twitter under whatever Twitter's terms are if you switch it on
— movid—19 🏳️🌈🇪🇺 (@nevali) April 11, 2020
(this is all in-place whilst reading the article) pic.twitter.com/tYaRAfeDT6
The problems seem to be occuring often in recent days as new settings are implemented. Users have been experiencing trouble trying to open the app and pass a pop-up urging them to accept the settings.
Well... that's not good. pic.twitter.com/Wr1jFfcmcq
— Fr. Robert R. Ballecer, SJ (@padresj) April 8, 2020
I am unable to get past the pop-up "An Update to your Data Sharing Settings". It won't let me back out of it and I need your help. It is stuck on my Twitter screen everytime I open the app. I have reset my phone, uninstalled and reinstalled the app to no Avail. Please HELP! pic.twitter.com/GDVLeeO39m
— #Trump2020 🙌❤🇺🇸🕆 (@therharrell1) April 10, 2020
