I'm a big fan of using more secure two-factor authentication methods like a security key or TouchID, but I will admit I never expected charging people to use SMS would be a viable strategy to get them off it šŸ˜… blog.twitter.com/en_us/topicā€¦

An update on two-factor authentication using SMS on Twitter

An update on two-factor authentication using SMS on Twitter

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Feb 18, 2023 Ā· 5:26 AM UTC

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Replying to @aaronpk
I had the same initial ā€œI canā€™t believe they are going to charge to be secureā€ knee jerk reaction as most of Twitter is having, but once you stop to think about what they are doing itā€™s ironically a better precedent to start pushing!
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Exactly haha! SMS costs money to send those codes, and is less secure, so let's push people away from it!
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Replying to @aaronpk
Apparently thereā€™s a good reason for itā€¦
Elon Musk
 @elonmusk
Feb 18
Replying to @MKBHD
Twitter is getting scammed by phone companies for $60M/year of fake 2FA SMS messages
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Replying to @aaronpk
I must admit, itā€™s not a terrible idea
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Replying to @aaronpk
While I appreciate their attempt at informing users of the risk associated with SMS 2FA, letā€™s be real, this is purely about the money. SMS is expensive for them. But why offer a less secure experience to your more valuable users?
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Replying to @aaronpk
Donā€™t worry Elon-Twitter will find a way to screw this up. People will be locked out of their accounts for hours because of bugs.