As of March 19, users won't be able to secure their accounts via text message two-factor authentication unless they pay $8 a month to subscribe to Twitter Blue. Users who don’t subscribe will be locked out of their accounts until they remove the security feature.
The message said that starting March 19, users who don’t subscribe will be locked out of their accounts until they remove the security feature.Here are some questions and answers about why Twitter made this change and alternative ways to secure your account:Two-factor authentication adds a second layer of security to password-protected accounts by having users enter an auto-generated code to log in.
It's the text message-based two-factor authorization that Twitter is now restricting only to subscribers of Twitter Blue.In a blog post Wednesday, the San Francisco-based company acknowledged that the text message-based security method has been historically popular with its users, but said the feature is being “used — and abused — by bad actors.”
One of those is Twitter Blue, which among other features allows anyone to pay for verification previously reserved for celebrities, journalists and other well-known people. A security key is a small, portable device that generates a set of random numbers that you enter when prompted when logging into an online account.
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