account verification
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X Continues to Break as Fraudsters Use Deceptive Links to Scam You
Links have always been an important part of Twitter’s ecosystem. But lately, links on X are sending people to different sites than what they’re clicking. A verified account on X recently posted a link to a legitimate Forbes article that took users to a Telegram account promoting a crypto scam. Oh, Twitter getting fooled on…
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Elon’s Twitter Is Coming for Your Biometric Data and Employment History
The new Twitter, AKA ‘X’, privacy policy states that the site may collect users’ biometric information- likely a face scan to prove they’re really human.
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Scott Morrison Takes Aim at Anonymous Social Media Accounts, Again
Australia’s Prime Minister isn’t well-known for his technological prowess. He’s been involved in many a debate with ‘big tech’ over making them pay and asking them to implement absurd changes to their platform. But on Thursday, Scott Morrison said he wants people to stop “being cowards” online and has, whether deliberately or not, reignited the…
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Twitter Verifies at Least Six Fake Accounts Including This Cat
Twitter accidentally verified at least six accounts that were likely part of a spam botnet, according to a researcher of disinformation and a new report from the Daily Dot. The accounts allegedly used fake photos created by software similar to This Person Does Not Exist as well as one photo of a cat that most…