An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- February 29, 2024
- February 28, 2024
- February 27, 2024
- February 26, 2024
- February 25, 2024
- February 24, 2024
- February 23, 2024
July 15, 2020 10:26 pm
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/15/21326372/twitter-hack-bitcoin-scam-new-tweets-shut-off-verified-accounts
Twitter shut off the ability for many people to tweet after massive hack
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge
Twitter completely disabled the ability for many accounts to send new tweets following a massive hack on the social media website on Wednesday afternoon, which has seen numerous popular accounts — including Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, and others — tweet out a bitcoin scam.
As of 8:32PM ET, the ban appeared to have been lifted, and Twitter announced at 8:41PM ET that “most accounts should be able to tweet again.”
While Twitter didn’t confirm how the block worked, it appeared to only apply to accounts that have been verified by Twitter. Unverified accounts were still able to tweet normally, and verified accounts appeared to be able to retweet existing tweets.
Most accounts should be able to Tweet again. As we...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/15/21326372/twitter-hack-bitcoin-scam-new-tweets-shut-off-verified-accounts
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
The Verge
The Verge is an ambitious multimedia effort founded in 2011More About this Source Visit The Verge