Twitter To Charge Users To Secure Their Accounts

Reuters reports:

Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” the company tweeted. Two-factor authentication, meant to make accounts more secure, requires an account holder to use a second authentication method in addition to a password. Twitter allows 2FA by text message, authentication app and a security key.

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Effective March 20, 2023, only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method. Other accounts can use an authentication app or security key for 2FA. Learn more here:https://t.co/wnT9Vuwh5n

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) February 18, 2023

This is fucking ridiculous. You have to pay for the most basic account safety functionality now. Elon Musk is paywalling freakin two-factor authentication on Twitter. Don’t know a single website that does this. Elon’s desperation is palpable. pic.twitter.com/XxHpByce1g

— YongYea (@YongYea) February 18, 2023

I love how their messaging here is: “SMS 2FA is absolute trash and shouldn’t be used — therefore, only our valued Twitter Blue customers are allowed to use it.”https://t.co/0bWRFwWe79

— Aric Toler (@AricToler) February 18, 2023

Just got this message. pic.twitter.com/i6LdRK5y36

— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) February 18, 2023