A Former Twitter Employee Told Us How a Contractor Could Take Down Trump's Account

A Former Twitter Employee Told Us How a Contractor Could Take Down Trump's Account

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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gyjdm4/how-twitter-could-take-down-trump-account

President Trump's Twitter account briefly ceased to exist Thursday night, when a third-party Twitter customer service contractor deactivated Trump's handle. This was, according to the company, an enterprising—and unsanctioned—act on the person's last day of work there. It took 11 minutes for the account to be restored.

The incident presents some potentially serious security concerns. And Trump, as we know, does not practice good opsec.

A Former Twitter Employee Told Us How a Contractor Could Take Down Trump's Account

Nov 3, 2017, 6:32pm UTC
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gyjdm4/how-twitter-could-take-down-trump-account > President Trump's Twitter account briefly ceased to exist Thursday night, when a third-party Twitter customer service contractor deactivated Trump's handle. This was, according to the company, an enterprising—and unsanctioned—act on the person's last day of work there. It took 11 minutes for the account to be restored. > The incident presents some potentially serious security concerns. And Trump, as we know, does not practice good opsec.