Twitter to Charge Users to Secure Accounts via Text Message

Twitter Friday’s announcement stated that only paid a>=”https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-subscribers”>subscribers Text messages can be used as a two-factor authentication (2FA), method to protect their information Accounts.

After March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” The company stated this in a tweet.

Two-factor authentication (which is intended to make accounts more secured) requires account holders to use a second authentication method, in addition to a username and password. Twitter offers 2FA via text message, app authentication, and password protection. Security key.

The company believes that 2FA using phone numbers is being used in a way that is abusive “bad actors,” According to a Wednesday blog posting that the company linked to via tweet.

Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner, posted on Twitter “Yup” Responding to a user’s tweet, the company said that they were changing their policy “because Telcos Used Bot Accounts to Pump 2FA SMS,” The company lost $60 million per year. “on scam SMS.”

The blue Anyone can now pay to get check mark, which was previously available for verified accounts of celebrities, politicians, journalists and other public figures.

Twitter last month announced that it would charge $11 per month for a Twitter Blue subscription for Android. This is the same price as iOS subscribers.

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