Twitter Responds to Ukraine Crisis With Tips on Deleting Account
- Company posts advice for use in conflict zones in Ukrainian
- Advises securing accounts and protecting tweets as first steps
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Twitter Inc. issued advice on using its service in conflict zones or high-risk areas after Russian forces attacked targets across Ukraine on Thursday.
The tweet thread, articulating best practices for security in English and Ukrainian, included a suggestion to deactivate accounts if that proved to be the safest approach. The company urged users to employ two-factor authentication, strong passwords and email and phone number confirmations for actions such as password resets. It advised users to be careful about disclosing personal information, and to disable tweet location data.