Twitter

[Jobbo]

Now getting an error when I view a tweet - none of the replies show. ‘Try again’ sometimes works a bit, loads a few and then shows the same error after that point.

When do you reckon Twitter will completely fall over? And will it be fixed in under 24 hours?

[Beany]

Now getting an error when I view a tweet - none of the replies show. ‘Try again’ sometimes works a bit, loads a few and then shows the same error after that point.

When do you reckon Twitter will completely fall over? And will it be fixed in under 24 hours?

No, there's lots of people in this thread saying it's not changed in the slightest and is even better than it was before, as such your experience of it being fucked is entirely invalid.

[Beany]

Also I would *expect* you'd need to get a QR code from the web version of Twitter, and then use your phone to snap that in Authenticator/Authy/whatever?

You know, assuming they haven't cocked up the implementation of what is a very standardised system these days.

[Simon]

This not working for you Simon?

[Jobbo]

This not working for you Simon?

I apparently have iOS Authenticator linked. Which is news to me since I had no idea it existed, I already have Twitter in Google Authenticator and I certainly didn’t set up the iOS one.

Can’t easily switch to Google Authenticator without scanning the QR code, which shows up on the device I’m using to scan… maybe with two mirrors…? I’ll do it when I’m back in the office and have another device to hand.

[Mito Man]

So there’s now going to be a Meta verified subscription for $12 a month or $15 on ios
Can’t make this shit up can you.

[Gavster]

So there’s now going to be a Meta verified subscription for $12 a month or $15 on ios
Can’t make this shit up can you.

Just saw that and almost tripped over my herbal tea running to this thread

[Beany]

"Hold on, we can charge for what should be basic features? That'll take some of the sting out of iOS not letting us mine customer data to sell to the highest bidder any more"

[Jobbo]

I don’t see how paying for a service increases authenticity.

If I were to pay to use either Twitter or Facebook, I’d expect not to see any adverts.

[Beany]

You don't really think they'd miss an opportunity to double dip?

Remember, they can't just make some of the money, they have to make all of the money, all the time, at any cost.

[Jobbo]

Set up 2FA with Google Authenticator using my iPad and iPhone. I already had 2FA set up using Google Authenticator, so Twitter have completely fucked this up - by simply clicking on the 'I Accept' button or whatever it was, they removed all 2FA including the authenticator app, not just SMS. Twarts.

[Beany]

Twitter? Making an arse of an implementation?

Heaven forfend! *faints*

[Jobbo]

[Beany]

[Jobbo]

I think it's time to stop linking tweets about Twitter and screengrab them, as I have done with the above error message.

[Beany]

Yeah, it's almost like sacking half your staff and then trying to make changes in production is a bad move.

Don't forget to blame it on twitter being brittle, after disabling large mounts of backend services.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/06/ ... es_outage/

Never a dull moment, eh?

[Simon]

Just another day in Musk's Twitter



(open and read)

[Beany]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64871183

He went on to further criticise Mr Thorleifsson saying: "The reality is that this guy (who is independently wealthy) did no actual work, claimed as his excuse that he had a disability that prevented him from typing, yet was simultaneously tweeting up a storm.

"Can't say I have a lot of respect for that."

Did Business Genius Elon Musk pull something from the guys HR file and use it to mock him on Twitter? I think that's what might be a potential 'whoopsy', in legalese.

[mik]

Followed by

[ZedLeg]

He's an absolute liability. Surely he's setting himself up for a defamation suit if this person wanted to sue.