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As announced in May 2023, Google will begin closing down unused Gmail account s in December 2023. The move comes as a way to curb attacks and security threats such as spam, phishing scams and account hijacking. Abandoned account s are more prone to attacks as they are not updated with frequent security updates such as two-factor authentication (2FA) that improve account protection. Google said that it would send multiple notifications before deleting the account s. Account deletion will take place in multiple phases, starting with account s that were created but never opened again. Read More India proposes new law with self-certification for broadcasters, streaming giants Account deletion will affect all linked Google account s, including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet, Calendar, and Photos. To avoid the account from such actions, sign in at least once every two years to access its services. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/google-to-delete-millions-of-abandoned-gmail-accounts-n...

Elon Musk said on Thursday that Twitter will provide a "general amnesty " to suspended account s starting next week after running a poll on whether to do so for users who had not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam. In a poll Musk posted on Twitter on Wednesday, 72.4% of the more than 3.16 million users who took part voted in favor of bringing back those who had been suspended by the social media platform. "The people have spoken," Musk, who acquired Twitter last month, tweeted on Thursday. "Amnesty begins next week." Last week, Musk, the world's richest person, reinstated some previously suspended account s, including former US President Donald Trump, satirical website Babylon Bee and comedian Kathy Griffin. He tweeted in October that Twitter would form a content moderation council "with widely diverse viewpoints." Musk said no major content decisions or account reinstatements would happen before the c...

Twitter's checkmark chaos continues as more fake, deceased and unpaid users get their account s verified. After the deadline of April 20th, Twitter removed the blue checkmarks from the accounts that did not pay for its Twitter Blue subscription. Due to this act, many high-profile accounts, celebrities and influencers lost the verification badge from their accounts. While it did create a frenzy among the audience, what made it worse was the random verification of users who had not subscribed to Twitter Blue. Moreover, the platform also assigned a gold checkmark verification to a fake Twitter account of Disney that has published racial slurs. In addition, celebrities such as Chadwick Boseman, Kobe Bryant and Anthony Bourdain, who died long before, now hold a verified account with a message that states, "This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number." While Elon Musk took this move to encourage more users to op...

Customers of Suncorp Australia are unable to access their bank accounts due to an outage , the bank has confirmed. Several customers took to social media, complaining they could not access their accounts through the Suncorp app or via the website on Tuesday afternoon. “I had a heart attack,” said one person on Twitter. Looking for a new job or job candidate? Post jobs and search for local talent on 7NEWS Jobs >> “Very annoying, haven’t been able to access my own money for over an hour,” said another person on Twitter. A spokesperson for the bank said it was working to resolve the issue, although, could not confirm when it would be fixed. “Suncorp Bank is currently experiencing an unexpected outage impacting banking services. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” a company spokesperson said. “I can confirm that customer’s accounts are secure.” Loading Tweet Source: https://thefoxposts.com/bank-customers-locked-out-of-accounts-due-to-outage-TheFOXpost...

Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire's plane. The reinstatements came after the unprecedented suspensions evoked stinging criticism from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organizations from several parts of the globe on Friday, with some saying the microblogging platform was jeopardizing press freedom. A Twitter pollthat Musk conducted later also showed that a majority of the respondents wanted the accounts restored immediately. "The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now," Musk said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. A Reuters check showed the suspended accounts, which included journalists from the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post, have been reinstated. Officials from France, Germany, Britain and the Eur...

Popular social media company, Instagram, has announced a much-needed tool for hacked users who've lost access to their accounts and have no option to recover them. The Instagram.com/hacked tool will report and resolve account access problems, even if users have forgotten their passwords or lost two-factor authentication information. The account support page promises to recover hacked account s, report impersonations, or recover forgotten passwords. Though Instagram account hacking has been quite common, options to recover hacked accounts have remained limited for users.  A 2018 Motherboard report provided insight into how some users paid ransom to hackers who've taken their account s hostage. While another report from 2019 detailed how some users were compelled to pay other hackers to re-hack and recover their account s. Instagram had announced earlier this year that it was looking for ways users could recover their account s, and has now launched a tool th...