Elon Musk just ended Twitter SMS 2FA, so don’t get locked out of your account

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• Elon Musk has disabled specific microservices at Twitter, including Twitter SMS 2FA.
• If you use text messages to prove your identity when logging into Twitter, you won’t be able to do that when you log back in, essentially locking you out of your account.
• Other 2FA methods, such as using an authenticator app, will still work.

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It’s hard to believe it’s been less than three weeks since Elon Musk took over Twitter because so much has happened. Whether it’s because of check marks, gray checkmarks, advertisers exiting, or any of the other problems the site has been facing, the word “Twitter” hasn’t left the news cycle.

Well, today’s news might be the most bizarre yet. Musk tweeted out that he has shut down microservices at Twitter calling them “bloatware.” He claims that less than 20% are actually required for Twitter to work. However, Twitter SMS 2FA is part of those microservices, which is a big problem.

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