The micro-blogging platform Twitter has made a security change, thereby shutting down the option of text message two-factor authentication for most users.
The 2FA adds an extra layer of protection by sending a six-digit code to the account holder, which must be inputted after the password to gain access, Daily Mail reports.
Most Twitter users will no longer be able to receive the code via text message, as the company said it had been “used—and abused—by bad actors.”
Twitter Blue subscribers who pay $8/month can still use text message two-factor authentication.
Following many high-profile hacks, Twitter rolled out two-factor authentication with a text message in 2013.
Six years later, after realising that many users were falling victim to ‘SIM swapping’ scams, the firm introduced the ability to use authentication apps or hardware security keys instead.
