Twitter says parts of source code leaked online

Microsoft-owned GitHub took down the code after Twitter requested its removal.

Elon Musk’s social media platform Twitter has revealed that some parts of its source code have been leaked online (Yui Mok/PA)

Elon Musk’s social media platform Twitter has revealed that some parts of its source code have been leaked online.

The group said in a legal filing that the code – the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs – has been leaked on GitHub, which is an internet hosting service where software developers share code.