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A. Derfel
@a_derfelGazette
Please follow me on my original Twitter account, @Aaron_Derfel. I will keep this one as a backup.
Dec 12, 2022 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
1) More and more reports are emerging of Twitter's security vulnerabilities since @elonmusk's takeover of the social media platform a few weeks ago, as well as efforts to hack the accounts of certified journalists. In this thread, I will survey how unsafe Twitter has become. 2) Since @elonmusk's acquisition of Twitter, much of the public's attention has been focused on his mercurial decisions and the increasing lack of content moderation — both legitimate concerns. But security vulnerabilities and breaches are not getting the attention they deserve.
Dec 10, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
1) Breaking: As happened to my Twitter account, it now looks like the account of respected CBC journalist Hannah Thibedeau has been hacked, too. If you click on @hannahthibedeau, you'll be directed to Hannah Thibedeau, a "Policy and Safety Community Member" of Twitter. It's fake. 2) So we now know of at least two Canadian journalists whose accounts have been hacked in the wake of @elonmusk's takeover of Twitter, which Musk himself likened today to "a crime scene," although for obviously different and patently ideological reasons.
Dec 10, 2022 • 21 tweets • 8 min read
1) Hi, everyone. I wanted to share with you the scary recent experience I had with my original Twitter account, @Aaron_Derfel, which was hacked two days ago, and how I fear this raises serious concerns about the future of this social media platform. 2) First, to resume a few details. I work as a health journalist for the Montreal Gazette (@mtlgazette) and had accumulated more than 31,000 followers from around the world writing daily updates about the #pandemic. I did this as a free service out of a sense of civic duty.
Dec 10, 2022 • 14 tweets • 8 min read
1) This season's more virulent influenza epidemic has so far claimed the lives of 5 Canadian children as of Dec. 3 — with flu activity yet to peak, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported in its latest FluWatch report on Friday afternoon. 2) Pediatric influenza hospitalizations now are much higher than years past, as you can glimpse from the more detailed chart below. In the week ending Dec. 3, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported 247 such hospitalizations, up from 223 the week before.