Tag: twitter
Twitter hack reportedly originated with posts on a gray market forum
The worst hack in Twitter’s history may have started on a forum known for trafficking in black market social media accounts. In the days before the hack, a user on message board OGUsers offered to “provide direct access to accounts for between $2,000… Source
Read More
Twitter claims ‘social engineering attack’ led to crypto scam tweets
In its first detailed statements since someone took over a number of high profile accounts Wednesday afternoon, Twitter posted a thread explaining “what we know so far.” While rumors have swirled about what may have caused a compromise that gave hack… Source
Read More
Twitter has apparently disabled tweets from verified accounts
In an effort to prevent more hacked accounts from posting crypto scams, Twitter has apparently chosen to disable tweets from verified accounts. Though the company has not yet confirmed this to us, Engadget staffers are experiencing this with our own… Source
Read More
Recommended Reading: The Magic Leap project the world may never see
Fading light: The story of Magic Leap’s lost mixed reality magnum opusAdi Robertson, The VergeLike a lot of companies this year, Magic Leap faced massive layoffs. The company was able to avoid those after it raised $350 million, but it did shift to e… Source
Read More
Lawmakers request monthly COVID-19 misinformation reports from online platforms
Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee want to know what the biggest online platforms are doing to combat COVID-19 misinformation. The lawmakers have sent letters to Facebook, Google and Twitter, requesting monthly reports deta… Source
Read More
For a ‘free speech social network,’ Parler isn’t that free
Twitter conservatives, long frustrated by the site’s supposed “anti-conservative bias” have a new platform of choice: Parler. The app, which bills itself as the “free speech social network,” has become a kind of social media haven for the right in re… Source
Read More