How to Keep Your Twitter Account Secure — Without Paying

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Twitter users were greeted early Saturday with an ultimatum from the social media app

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Subscribe to the platform's new premium service or lose a popular account security feature

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A pop-up message warned users they will lose the ability to secure their accounts

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two-factor authentication unless they pay $8 a month to subscribe to Twitter Blue

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The message said that starting March 19

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Here are some questions and answers about why Twitter made this change and alternative

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This extra step helps safeguard online accounts because in addition to the password

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you need access to a separate app

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 device or phone number where you can receive the code

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