Twitter Inc. issued advice on using its service in conflict zones or high-risk areas after Russian forces attacked targets across Ukraine on Thursday.
The start of the tweet, articulating best practices for security in English and Ukrainian, included a suggestion to disable accounts if that would be the safest approach. The company urged users to use two-factor authentication, strong passwords, and email and phone number confirmations for actions such as password resets. It advised users to be careful about revealing personal information and to turn off tweet location data.
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Twitter and other social media giant Meta Platforms Inc. have been criticized for being slow to respond to political unrest and state-sponsored disinformation campaigns in the past. In 2020, the company removed tens of thousands of accounts involved in propaganda that were linked to Russia, China and Turkey.
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