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Twitter has apologized<\/a> for “inadvertently” sharing users’ personal information for advertising purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Phone numbers and email addresses provided for security features like two-factor authentication have been exploited by third-party advertisers.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We cannot say with certainty how many people were impacted by this,” the social network<\/a> said. “But in an effort to be transparent, we wanted to make everyone aware.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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We recently found that some email addresses and phone numbers provided for account security may have been used unintentionally for advertising purposes. This is no longer happening and we wanted to give you more clarity around the situation: https:\/\/t.co\/bBLQHwDHeQ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) October 8, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n