Twitter’s Security Woes Included Broad Access To User Accounts

Twitter has struggled for years to police the growing number of employees and contractors who have the ability to reset users’ accounts and override their security settings, a problem that Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey and the board were warned about multiple times since 2015, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing former employees with knowledge of the company’s security operations. From the report:…

YouTube Creators May Lose Verified Badges As Verification Process Becomes Stricter

YouTube is rolling out changes to its verification program for creators, making it tougher for growing channels to earn a checkmark beside their name and removing verification badges from people who don’t meet the heightened criteria. An anonymous Slashdot reader shares a report from The Verge: YouTube’s current system allows anyone with more than 100,000 subscribers to be verified. Now, YouTube…