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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by PatrolX on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:30PM (#23853101)
100%

And everyone in government will quickly conclude that they can't allow this to happen.

This could be the beginning of the end of social media.

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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by Funes- on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:56PM (#23853985)
>This could be the beginning of the end of social media.

Please, God, I beg you, let this happen.

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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by Nextgrid on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:05PM (#23854957)
I'd be tempted to "donate" some BTC to the scam wallet address if this outcome was guaranteed to happen.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by jkhdigital on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:07PM (#23854085)
lol my thoughts exactly
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by mr_toad on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:03PM (#23855279)
Or maybe people will stop believing everything that they hear on the internet.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by compscistd on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:29PM (#23853750)
That’s hyperbole. More like the beginning of the end of elected officials’ use of social media.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by jacquesm on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:46PM (#23853908)
That can't come quickly enough.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by benlumen on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:50PM (#23853935)
Maybe that's the plan.
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