New: A fake manifesto from 4chan went viral on Twitter claiming Nashville school shooter's motive was "trans rights." Then other schools were evacuated due to computer-generated swatting calls. Using fakes to exploit tragedy for panic and culture war
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/31/nashville-shooting-hoax-online/
Twitter said it is removing SMS 2FA for non-paying accounts by March 20, in what is one of the stupidest security decisions made by a company in recent memory.
This is how to keep your Twitter secure without giving Elon Musk any money: https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/18/how-to-keep-twitter-secure-two-factor/
An escalation in hate speech and violent threats on Twitter: "It’s very sad to see this thing that so many of us cared for and built being decimated piece by piece“
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/18/hate-speech-antisemitism-antigay-twitter/ @JosephMenn
Former employees and online researchers say an increase in physical attacks in the United States tracks with spikes in some categories of hate speech on Twitter, notably antisemitic and anti-gay slurs and rhetoric.
Drew Harwell
Zack Whittaker