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November 18, 2021 05:40 pm

BTS fan Twitter accounts say theyre being targeted by copyright trolls




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In the past several days, a number of headers, profile pictures, and tweets have disappeared across the wide network of BTS fan Twitter accounts. The culprit, the account owners say, is a recent barrage of fake DMCA takedown notices. Outcry from fans resulted in #TwitterMaliciousDMCA trending worldwide on Wednesday night.


The owner of a fan account with over 233,000 followers, which posts videos, photos, and memes related to the South Korean band, claims that their original header and profile picture, as well as multiple tweets including their own screenshots and memes, have been taken down by the trolls over the past few weeks.


Per the owner’s screenshots, the attackers appear to have reposted the account’s header on a spoof website in...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/18/22789201/bts-fan-accounts-dmca-takedowns-twitter-copyright-suspension-allegation

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