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Re:An update on our security incident by basilgohar on Saturday July 18, 2020 @07:04AM (#23880531)
The risk of compromise of the sitting president's account poses a much greater threat than does that of a former one. Also, the prominence of Twitter as a means for a head of state to communicate official policy came much further in prominence during the current president's term than before.
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Re:An update on our security incident by Nightshaxx on Saturday July 18, 2020 @11:14AM (#23881924)
Also I'd guess that hijacking the sitting President's twitter would make the hack much worse in a legal sense. Plus now you've pissed off the president who will make especially sure your life becomes he'll.
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Re:An update on our security incident by jacquesm on Saturday July 18, 2020 @10:45AM (#23881715)
Obama has a huge following (larger than Trump in fact) and I can think of a couple of tweets by that account that would have led to some serious trouble.
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