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Chinese sextortion scammers are flooding Twitter (restofworld.org)
submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Scammers are targeting Chinese-language users, harassing political dissidents and influential figures.

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[โ€“] HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

He is connected to Thiel who is connected to US intel. Perhaps decisions were made that Twitter is too influencial and influenced by users during elections? Just a theory.

[โ€“] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If anyone might be deliberately trying to kill Twitter, maybe it's whoever financed it. Wouldn't they realize that Elon offered for Twitter far more than it was worth and that repaying it is very unlikely?