By John Glenday

Micro blogging platform Twitter has been forced to defend itself following the emergence of reports that it has been collecting user data from its smartphone apps to provide ‘tailored content’.

This process has seen people’s timelines populated with tweets from accounts which the account holder does not follow as part of its ‘app graph’ initiative.

Explaining the measure in a blog post Twitter wrote: “To help build a more personal Twitter experience for you, we are collecting and occasionally updating the list of apps installed on your mobile device so we can deliver tailored content that you might be interested in.

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Source: The Drum