Twitter: We killed “a large network of fake accounts” and others for abusing API feature that matched phone numbers to usernames

[xeni]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/04/twitter-we-killed-a-large.html

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[TobinL]

Yet they still can’t ban all the Nazis.

[RickMycroft]

@xeni

an API feature that allowed them to match phone numbers to usernames.

That should never have been on an outside-facing API. Where is your 2-factor authentication now?

[Slant]

I love this photo! I’m gonna try wearing a ski mask when using my laptop around the house and see what kinda reaction it gets. Will report back!

[matthew1]

Twitter is meh

[MerelyGifted]

Nice tie, man. Goes great with the ski mask.