Author: Nina Johnson
Elon Musk laid off his employees last week and gave the remaining ones a choice to work extra hours and develop an “extremely hardcore” work ethic or quit. Hundreds of people chose the last option and went for the exit door.
The system is already showing signs of being overwhelmed by the outflow. Several customers reported receiving messages to sign in using 2-Step Verification.
Test pages are also becoming visible to the public. Some users have noticed a rise in spam on their feeds and direct messages. Others complain about missing stored tweet drafts and getting new answers to tweets that have been deleted for a long time.
Twitter’s growth won’t happen overnight. Security professionals remark that the severe job reduction may allow for the entry of scammers. They might take advantage of the platform’s flaws to steal user accounts. Although there isn’t much you can do, you can take some steps to keep your data safe.
Switch on Multiple-step Authentication
It is no longer enough to sign into Twitter using just your username and password. To make it harder for hackers to break into your account, you must now add one more step to the signing in.
Twitter offers three options for authentication: a text message, a security key, or an app. Using an authentication app is probably your best option because there have been some issues with customers not receiving text messages to authorize their accounts. You have to download one of the many accessible programs on your smartphone to do this. Apple and Android app stores are both available for free.
When everything is ready, you may use your authentication app’s automatically produced numeric code to log into Twitter with additional protection.
Deactivate Third-party Access
A Hong Kong-based independent security developer who carefully monitors Twitter said: you should revoke access to third-party websites and applications through your Twitter profile.
Go to “Applications and sessions” under Tools, “Security and account access,” to disable this option. You can disable access to each of the external applications connected to your Twitter profile from this page.
Download your Media
The possibility of losing a year or more of our Twitter history is terrible for the nostalgic, the researchers, or the digital hoarders among users. But there is nothing to worry about. You should download your Twitter “archive” if you want to be sure it is preserved, though it might take some time. You can use the desktop version of the website to download it. This procedure usually takes 24 hours, but it may now require more time. Several users have even claimed multiple tries.
Final Words
Twitter has been a go-to social media platform for years, but recent events have some users concerned about data safety. After President Donald Trump was reinstated to the site, many are worried that their information is no longer safe. Twitter has long been a place where people can share their thoughts and opinions, but with the president back on the site, some users feel uneasy.
