"Twitter users should never have been put in this situation. In an email to NPR, she called this decision another one of Musk's "chaotic moves." She has been critical of recent actions by Twitter following Musk's takeover of the company. The company says "disabling text message 2FA does not automatically disassociate your phone number from your Twitter account," but others say it does put user security at risk.Īnother user speculated that Twitter's latest move could "lead to class action suits when people get hacked and have damages."Įvan Greer, director of Fight for the Future, a nonprofit digital rights advocacy group, took to Twitter denouncing the move. Twitter says the reason for this move is due to phone number-based two-factor authentication being "abused by bad actors." But the planned move has riled up many users, concerned about wider implications.Īt least one user called the decision "vile" and "disgusting." This announced change to the platform is just the latest in a series of decisions causing serious upheaval at the social media company following Elon Musk's takeover last year. Users have 30 days to sign up or they will see their SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) turned off automatically, the company said. Twitter Blue costs $11 a month on Android and iOS in the U.S. It makes it so if someone wants to hack into an account they'd have to have the password and access to the account owner's device. Two-factor authentication is not required to be a user on Twitter, but it is a proven and easy way to help keep accounts secure. ![]() Only users who pay a monthly fee for Twitter's subscription service will get to use text message authentication in order to keep their accounts secure, the social media company says.
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