The bot scraped Venmo’s public API for sex, drugs and alcohol-related words, then tweeted profile photos and first names of the “buyers.”
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Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter make leaving easier
The Data Transfer Project will allow users to move their data easily between participating services.
Twitter shutters accounts linked to US election hacking
The move comes after special counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of 12 Russians believed to have used the accounts as fronts in US election hacking.
Twitter pops a lot of famous people’s follower bubbles
It wiped out accounts locked due to misbehavior, obliterating about 4 followers for non-famous mortals and millions for the glitterati.
Why the airplane romance that went viral should worry everyone
Covert footage taken of two strangers on a plane went viral as people mooned over The Lovebirds In The Air (And Mucho Spying) Affair.
Twitter introduces another way for you to better secure your account
Twitter has added the ability to authenticate to the service using hardware tokens such as Yubico’s YubiKey.
ICE staff doxxed on Twitter, GitHub, Medium amid child separation furore
Major websites took steps to protect ICE staff as tension over the US family separation policy ratcheted up.
Convicted! Anonymous Twitter troll not as anonymous as they thought
It’s surprising how many trolls don’t realise that if Twitter knows who they are, the police can find out too.
MP gets 600 rape threats in a night, wants an end to online anonymity
As a female MP Jess Phillips faces threats of violence and aggression every day.
Trump’s blocking of Twitter users declared unconstitutional
The president is banned from blocking users and could face legal action if he doesn’t lift current blocks.