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With Twitter in Disorder, How to Protect Your Account

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With Twitter in Disorder1, How to Protect Your Account

Twitter is in disorder.

Elon Musk2, its new owner, cut half of its workforce3. Last week, hundreds more employees decided4 to leave the social media company.

There are signs that their departure is affecting the system. Some users noticed problems receiving texts to sign in with two-step verification. Test pages are showing up. Some users are seeing more unwanted messages called spam. Others report receiving new replies to long-removed tweets and seeing drafts of saved tweets disappear.

Twitter will not simply shut down overnight. But security experts warn that the severe job cuts may open the door to bad actors. They could look for weaknesses in the system and harm user accounts.

Some people are considering leaving Twitter and moving on to other social media sites. Experts advise those who stay to take steps to protect their accounts.

Enable multi-step authentication5

If you only use your login and password to sign into Twitter, it is important, especially now, to add an extra step to the process. The extra step to confirm your identity, called authentication, makes it more difficult for hackers6 to get into your account.

Twitter has three methods to choose from: text message, an authentication app or a security key. But some users have reported they are not receiving text messages to authenticate7 their accounts.

Using an authentication app may be your best choice. This offers the most security.

To do this, you will need to download an authentication app from the Apple or Android stores. Some examples include Google or Microsoft Authenticator8, Authy, Duo Mobile and 1Password.

Once you have downloaded the app, open Twitter on your desktop9 computer and click on the icon10 showing ellipses11 in a circle. There, select "Settings and privacy," then "Security and account access" and finally, "Security."

Next, you can select "Authentication app" and follow the instructions to set it up. Twitter may ask you to share your email address to do this.

Once you are all set, you can use the auto-generated codes from your authentication app to add extra security when logging in to Twitter.

Shut down third-party access

Jane Manchun Wong is an independent software and security researcher in Hong Kong. She suggests removing permissions to third-party websites and apps through your Twitter account.

That is because of possible security problems with Twitter's API (or Application Programming Interface). API lets third parties access Twitter data to create apps that work with Twitter. With fewer people working at Twitter, it will take longer for the service to fix security issues.

To turn off this feature, start in the "Security and account access" tool and go to "Apps and sessions." Here, you should find all the third-party apps that are connected to your Twitter account. You might even find some from years ago that no longer exist. And you can remove access to each one.

Download your archive

If you do not like the idea of losing years of your tweet history, you can download your Twitter "archive" if you would like to save them. It might take some time to download, though.

This tool is only available on the desktop version of Twitter, in the "Your account" section of settings. You will have to enter your password and authenticate again if you have that set up.

When your archive is ready to download, you will get a notification on Twitter to download it on the desktop version of the site. While this process normally takes about 24 hours, it may take longer now. Some users have also reported having to try more than once.

Save your followers12' list

Some Twitter users are signing up for Mastodon, a previously13 little-known service that launched in 2016.

Mastodon is a decentralized social network. That means it is not owned by a single company or billionaire. Instead, it is made up of a network of servers. Each server runs independently but can connect so people on different servers can communicate.

You will need to select a "server" to join. But no matter which one you choose, you can still communicate with people on other servers. The process is like how you can email people from your Gmail account even if they are on Outlook or another email server.

Once you are in, you can go to fedifinder.glitch14.me and find your Twitter following or any Twitter lists you might have to see if they also have Mastodon accounts.

Many Twitter users have begun listing their other social networks as well as their names and other information on their Twitter pages. This will make it easy for people to stay in touch with them – no matter what happens to Twitter.

Words in This Story

departure - n. the act of leaving

verification - n. proof that something is true or correct

authenticate - v. to prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is

ellipse - n. a shape that resembles a flattened15 circle

auto-generated - adj. something done automatically

access - n. permission to enter or use something

feature - n. an important ability

archive - n. records or historical materials


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1 disorder Et1x4     
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
参考例句:
  • When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
2 musk v6pzO     
n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物,香猫
参考例句:
  • Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
  • She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。
3 workforce workforce     
n.劳动大军,劳动力
参考例句:
  • A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
  • A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
4 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 authentication jO5yS     
鉴定,认证
参考例句:
  • Computer security technology includes mainly:Authentication,Encryption,Access Control,Auditing and so on.计算机网络安全技术主要有: 认证授权、数据加密、访问控制、安全审计等。
6 hackers dc5d6e5c0ffd6d1cd249286ced098382     
n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 );私自存取或篡改电脑资料者,电脑“黑客”
参考例句:
  • They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒,他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面,他们最终同意了。 来自互联网
7 authenticate 0u4zr     
vt.证明…为真,鉴定
参考例句:
  • We would have to authenticate your relationship with the boy.我们必须证实一下您和那个孩子的关系。
  • An expert was needed to authenticate the original Van Gogh painting from his imitation.这幅画是凡·高的真迹还是赝品,需由专家来鉴定。
8 authenticator 725d91977f189d4930c6344b016d55de     
认证器
参考例句:
  • The authenticator contains your name and your workstation's address.验证器包含了你的名字和你工作站的地址。
9 desktop sucznX     
n.桌面管理系统程序;台式
参考例句:
  • My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
  • Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好,笔记本还是台式机?
10 icon JbxxB     
n.偶像,崇拜的对象,画像
参考例句:
  • They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
  • Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。
11 ellipses 80016ca1ead584db2209b9bdd97c184f     
n.椭园,省略号;椭圆( ellipse的名词复数 );(语法结构上的)省略( ellipsis的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The planets move around the sun in ellipses. 各行星围绕太阳按椭圆形运转。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Summations are almost invariably indicated ellipses instead of the more prevalent sigma notation. 在表示“连加”的式子中,几乎一成不变地使用省略号来代替更为流行的“∑”符号。 来自辞典例句
12 followers 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
参考例句:
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
13 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
14 glitch Pejzq     
n.干扰;误操作,小故障
参考例句:
  • There is a glitch in the computer program somewhere.这个计算机程序中的某个部分有点小问题。
  • It could just be a random glitch that can be solved by restarting the machine.可能只是一个小故障,重新启动主机就能解决了。
15 flattened 1d5d9fedd9ab44a19d9f30a0b81f79a8     
[医](水)平扁的,弄平的
参考例句:
  • She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
  • I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。

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