Musk bought Twitter, what hasn't gone wrong?

[Deleted member 11852]

Weirdest part is he mostly seems to use this enforced visibility for shitposting.

You were expecting some sudden change in personality and some profound outpourings? He's clearly emotionally and intellectually stunted, and has poor social skills because he's never had to deal with actual consequences of these failings - which is how most people learn. I feel pity for this man, but not enough to not want to watch him crash and burn.

 

[Sxotty]

Weirdest part is he mostly seems to use this enforced visibility for shitposting.

And then literally answers investor questions by citing his Twitter engagement. He did that before realising he needed to change it for more visibility though.

 

[orangpelupa]

Seems the glass onion is spot on in presenting Elon

 

[BRiT]

Not directly Twitter related, but funny...

Facebook and Instagram are now selling blue badge verification for $12 per month

https://twitter.com/x/status/1627354834088099843

 

[BRiT]

Hackers appreciate the latest move by Musk...

Twitter’s two-factor authentication change “doesn’t make sense”

Security experts baffled by move to require paid subscription to get SMS sign-in codes.

arstechnica.com

 

[pcchen]

Hackers appreciate the latest move by Musk...

Twitter’s two-factor authentication change “doesn’t make sense”

Security experts baffled by move to require paid subscription to get SMS sign-in codes.

arstechnica.com

I think it makes perfect sense because SMS based 2FA is insecure and expensive, so it should be ditched.
However, I understand there are people who are already used to using SMS as 2FA right now and it will take time for them to change that, so the best way to force them to change is to charge for it.
In the long run everyone should ditch SMS based 2FA. But even Google is still providing that as a 2FA even though it's known to be insecure for years, and I don't blame them because I still have one set up for one of my account, as it's really convenient. But if Google's starting charging me for using that I'll be happy to remove it at once.

 

[Malo]

Only 2.6% of Twitter users with any 2fa at all.

 

[Davros]

SMS based 2FA is insecure and expensive,

Whats the alternative ?

 

[BRiT]

Whats the alternative ?

An Authenticator Program that produces anywhere from 6 to 8 digit codes that change every single minute and does not require being online at all to use. The only requirement after setup is for the time to be accurate. During setup the two sides handshake and share info so they are on the same algorithm to generate the codes.

Android Apps for 2 such programs:

Google Authenticator - Apps on Google Play

Enable 2-step verification to protect your account from hijacking.

play.google.com

Microsoft Authenticator - Apps on Google Play

No more passwords, easier sign-in, and greater protection for your accounts.

play.google.com

 

[Malo]

Authy is also really good, especially for when you have multiple accounts on the same site.

I moved away from SMS long ago, unless the poor sites only support SMS 2fa. Any sites that might contain potentially sensitive data that don't have 2fa I simply won't use.

 

[pcchen]

One of the problems of Google authenticator is it's used to be quite difficult to "migrate" the app if you need to change your phone. I believe they now added a migration function. I changed to Microsoft authenticator now, so I'm not sure about that.
Anyway, the most fool proof way to do that is always to keep your "secret keys" somewhere, which can be quite inconveient for some people. I guess that's why people are still using SMS based 2FA.
Hardware keys such as YubiKey are even more secure but also not so convinient. For example, some companies disable USB ports on their computers for security reasons. Some hardware keys support NFC but most laptops do not have NFC. You also want to have a backup hardware key in case it's damaged or lost, which is another incovinience.

 

[BRiT]

They've improved the Google Auth App. You can have it installed on multiple devices with the same set of accounts serviced, via an import/export process.

 

[Florin]

They've improved the Google Auth App. You can have it installed on multiple devices with the same set of accounts serviced, via an import/export process.

Also, Authy is largely compatible with Google Authenticator - as in, I use it for 10 different sites, only 1 does not work - and can be used simultaneously on multiple PCs/phones/tablets.

Extremely convenient, but yes that does mean it automatically backs up your keys in Authy's cloud, tho it is a password protected archive that you'll need to unlock once on every device.

 

[Sxotty]

I use Microsoft authenticator and have a back up yubikey in case of whatever. It seems to work well.

 

[Albuquerque]

I use Microsoft authenticator and have a back up yubikey in case of whatever. It seems to work well.

Big fan of MS Authenticator as well.

 

[Davros]

An Authenticator Program that produces anywhere from 6 to 8 digit codes that change every single minute and does not require being online at all to use. The only requirement after setup is for the time to be accurate.

That sounds a lot like the RNG on the IBM P.C

 

[orangpelupa]

• twitter starts sending me fake mention notification on android. before this, twitter has been sending me fake 1 new notification count every day
• opening any tweets results in unrelated softcore porn (not sure the right English, basically tweets containing girls in revealing outfits with suggestive poses/gesture/dance/etc) tweets under them

 

[Davros]

Did you pay extra for that

 

[BRiT]

Yikes...

Report: More Twitter drama after Slack shutdown; employees play hooky

It’s possible that Twitter might be ditching Slack.

arstechnica.com

Apparently, Twitter told employees that the Slack channel was down for “routine maintenance,” but a Slack employee told Platformer that was “bullshit.”

“There is no such thing as ‘routine maintenance,’" the Slack employee said.

A Slack spokesperson confirmed to Ars that Slack did not deactivate Twitter's workspace or user accounts.

Slack rarely shuts down services for maintenance. If there had been some kind of routine maintenance scheduled, Slack would have documented it here, where the app tracks the status of various incidents reported on the platform.

Twitter could not immediately be reached for comment.

 

[BRiT]

Some folks discovered they were layed off after being locked out their account. Some snippets from the article posted below:

More layoffs at Twitter, and loyalist Esther Crawford isn't spared

"This will go down as one of the most extreme layoff in entire corporate history"

techcrunch.com

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More layoffs at Twitter, and loyalist Esther Crawford isn’t spared​

Twitter has laid off at least another 50 employees, according to a report from The Information and posts on social media from former workers.

And apparently not even Elon Musk loyalist Esther Crawford, the chief executive of Twitter payments who oversaw the company’s Twitter Blue verification subscription, was spared, according to Platformer’s Zoë Schiffer. Alex Heath of The Verge also confirmed that Crawford and most of the remaining product team were laid off this weekend, leading many to speculate that Musk is cleaning house to redecorate with a new regime.

Recall that Crawford had been swept up by Musk’s hardcore takeover of Twitter last year, even boasting on the platform about sleeping at the office to handle round-the-clock demands from her new boss.

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The post went on to detail the extent of the layoffs: 50% in human relations, 60% in sales and marketing, 35% in engineering, 40% in finance and 80% in project management. Employees have received one month’s severance, the poster said. Twitter has not responded to requests for comment, nor has it released a public statement on the layoffs.