Elon Musk’s Twitter to cost customers for securing account through textual content message

Microblogging website Twitter has formally introduced that it’s going to begin charging its customers to authenticate and safe their account through textual content messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) technique.

The 2FA provides an extra layer of safety to Twitter accounts as as an alternative of solely coming into a password to log in, 2FA requires one to additionally enter a code or use a safety key. This further step helps just be sure you, and solely you, can entry your account

However, after March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” the corporate tweeted.

Twitter has additionally shared a weblog submit to make the announcement about modifications coming to 2FA login technique.

“While traditionally a preferred type of 2FA, sadly now we have seen phone-number primarily based 2FA be used – and abused – by dangerous actors,” it says in the blog. 

“So starting today, we will no longer allow accounts to enroll in the text message/SMS method of 2FA unless they are Twitter Blue subscribers. The availability of text message 2FA for Twitter Blue may vary by country and carrier,” the weblog submit talked about.

“After 20 March 2023, we’ll now not allow non-Twitter Blue subscribers to make use of textual content messages as a 2FA technique,” the corporate mentioned within the weblog submit.

The microblogging platform is giving 30 days to the non-Twitter Blue subscribers which might be already enrolled in 2FA to disable this technique and enroll in one other. However, disabling textual content message 2FA is not going to robotically disassociate your cellphone quantity out of your Twitter account.

“We encourage non-Twitter Blue subscribers to think about using an authentication app or safety key technique as an alternative. These strategies require you to have bodily possession of the authentication technique and are an effective way to make sure your account is safe,” the weblog submit acknowledged.

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