Twitter announced that users who do not subscribe to Twitter Blue will soon have to give up using text messages as a two-factor authentication method to secure their accounts.
"This additional step helps make sure that you, and only you, can access your account," Twitter said about the process.
The company said the change is the result of"bad actors" abusing the phone number two-factor authentication system. Any users who do not subscribe to Twitter Blue, and still have the two-factor authentication by text enabled, will lose access to the service on March 20 if they do not opt out on their own.
In addition to text message, Twitter offers two other methods of two-factor authentication: an authentication app and a security key. Those two methods will remain free and available options for non-Twitter Blue members who still want to employ an extra security measure for their accounts.
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