![]() Tran believes the changes will ultimately lead to non-subscribed users engaging with these platforms less altogether. subscribers, which only accounts for 0.2% of all Twitter users. Since Twitter Blue’s first launch in November, it has gained just 180,000 U.S. There’s no guarantee that these programs will be popular, as users think twice when it comes to spending their money. Tran questioned how Meta would authenticate and store ID information, highlighting these as further areas of security concern. “The process is flawed in that it takes the government ID at face value,” he says. Tran isn’t convinced that only needing a government ID for verification is secure enough. “If you can imagine from the hacker or cyber criminal perspective, this is absolutely fertile ground to start to plan attacks,” says Tran. Many users have reportedly had their accounts compromised and gone through laborious processes to get their access restored. Meta has had a long history of bot accounts, as well as data privacy and security concerns, including using users’ personal data for extensive advertisement targeting. Yet, security on these platforms remains a concern. If a user is hacked and cannot log into their account, Twitter asks the user to request a password reset or to contact their support team. If the report is deemed valid, the impersonated account can be suspended from the platform. Twitter Help Center currently asks that impersonator accounts be reported via its help center. Meta says it has over 35,000 global employees that work on identifying and deleting the more than 5 billion fake and cloned profiles that exist on the site annually. The Meta CEO also says the company already provides some level of protection and support to all users. Half of the respondents said they were concerned about online security breaches. teens and adults experienced their social media accounts getting hacked within the first three months of 2022, according to a survey conducted by Deloitte. But the average user is still vulnerable to hacking and impersonation. These services seem to be targeting content creators, with a growing following, who may want the extra security. (If you don’t disable the feature, you may be logged out of your account after March 20). ![]() It’s not just a blue check mark that users are paying for, but also a security feature that has become standard for various online accounts: from late March, non-Blue users will no longer have access to Twitter’s two-factor authentication via text message system. It’s quite similar to Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue service that recently relaunched, which offers perks like a blue verified check mark (a once free feature reserved for the notable and famous) and the ability to edit your tweets, for $11 a month. “This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services,” wrote Meta CEO Mark Zuckerbeg in an announcement on his Facebook page. ![]()
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