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Re:An update on our security incident by woko on Saturday July 18, 2020 @07:55AM (#23880768)
What if the 8 non-verified accounts are alt-accounts used by celebs/VIPs for personal communication?

Let us imagine that I am Jeff Bezos, why would I use my official account to DM people? I would rather use one where I look like everybody so that it is less likely to be the target of an attack.

Re:An update on our security incident by giarc on Saturday July 18, 2020 @08:23AM (#23880920)
Would having access to the verified account somehow tell you what the alt account name is though?
Re:An update on our security incident by in_cahoots on Saturday July 18, 2020 @11:05AM (#23881855)
It’s definitely possible. Boy detection will use the number of accounts coming from a single source as a signal. High-profile alt accounts are probably whitelisted so they’re not flagged by accident.