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This social media platform’s ‘security incident’ made private posts public

05/10/202305/09/2023 John Montgallo

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Twitter says the event that made private Circle tweets public was “immediately fixed.” In April, users discovered a bug on Twitter that would make public the private tweets by Twitter Circle feature users on the social media platform. Almost a month after the discovery was first reported, the company has now released a comment. According to the social media platform, it told affected users that the exposure that made the private tweets public was due to “a security incident” that occurred earlier in 2023. According to Twitter, the issue was…

All Discord usernames will soon need to be changed

05/09/202305/08/2023 Sam Lambert

The popular online chat service has announced that it will be asking everyone to make the changes. “Over the coming weeks,” all Discord usernames will need to be changed, according to an official announcement from the company behind the popular online chat service. The platform allows people to form and join groups based on various different kinds of interest. There are currently an estimated 150 million active users on the platform worldwide. They will all need to change their Discord usernames in the coming weeks. This will allow the platform…

Twitter verification fail places the system’s weaknesses in the spotlight

04/26/202304/25/2023 John Montgallo

The system is experiencing widespread controversy after verifying a fake Disney Junior account. The Twitter verification process has been controversial since Elon Musk took ownership of the company and made it a paid service. Now, it is facing greater backlash after verifying a fake account that tweeted racial slurs. The fake Disney Junior account passed the Twitter verification process and proceeded to tweet explicit remarks and racial slurs, backed by its gold badge status. Despite having nothing to do with the Disney company or any of its brands, the account…

Unverified accounts will not longer appear in Twitter’s recommended tweets

04/03/202303/31/2023 Jorge Gonzalez

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As of April 15, the “For You” feed will only include accounts with a paid-for checkmark. As of midway through this month, unverified accounts will no longer be appearing in the recommended “For You” algorithmic feed, according to an announcement CEO Elon Musk made last week. Only accounts paying for the Twitter Blue feature will be included in the recommendations. According to Elon Musk’s post that announced this change, recommending only tweets from accounts that have a blue badge and not unverified accounts is “the only realistic way to address…

Massive Twitter auction seeks to sell everything from logo statue to office furniture

01/20/202301/18/2023 John Montgallo

The struggling social media company has placed hundreds of items up for sale online. A Twitter auction has been announced as the social media company has placed hundreds of its office items up for sale from its San Francisco headquarters. Even the statue of the company’s famous bird logo was given a short span of time for bidders. The bird logo statue was up for sale in the Twitter auction for thousands of dollars, as was a 6-foot planter in the shape of an @ symbol. It has drawn considerable…