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by vrazj 2753 days ago
I will never understand why Twitter exposes the UI language of all users. Terrible, security-wise.
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reustle 2753 days ago
Is it really terrible? Maybe they should hide usernames too
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sdinsn 2753 days ago
Why is this terrible?
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int_19h 2753 days ago
Because in many places in the world, speaking some languages is inviting trouble. In US, for example, people speaking Arabic in public (including online) can be harassed over that.
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