Article 55S55 Twitter hacked: panic and joy as verified users with blue tick forbidden from posting

Twitter hacked: panic and joy as verified users with blue tick forbidden from posting

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Naaman Zhou
from Technology | The Guardian on (#55S55)

Twitter verified users with blue ticks prevented from getting their thoughts out during a two-hour lockout

There was panic and joy on Wednesday night when verified Twitter users were forbidden from posting, for approximately two hours, for the first time.

The unprecedented move followed the hacking of a series of high-profile accounts, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West and Apple.

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