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by filoleg 1511 days ago
> Is it not even more unlikely that Twitter itself was hacked, just so someone could post this tweet as OP?

Oh, if that's the point of the argument, then I totally agree with you.

I strongly doubt that Twitter itself was hacked. It makes way more sense that someone else simply got access to OP's account one way or another.

Maybe a compromised device, maybe a compromised network, maybe even just a regular account takeover. Who knows, not the first time I've seen someone being in denial about their own account not being as secure as they believed it was (which is extra ironic, given that OP admitted not having 2FA set up for that account).

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Twitter wasn’t hacked. OPs twitter account wasn’t hacked. OPs computer wasn’t hacked.

OP wrote this tweet and forgot. When read in context, it’s perfectly in line with pro-Ukraine views previously expressed on his account.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31240589

Oh god, the more I read, the more I actually think your guess might be correct.

Even OP himself, once questioned, didn't really deny, and was just going around the fact by saying he doesn't know why he got banned, and that he wants to figure out whether he did it as well.

On top of being "totally certain" that no one got unauthorized access to their account, all while having no 2FA set up, I just give up my attempt to bother understanding some people. I have zero idea how it is possible to tweet something and then not being able to tell whether you actually tweeted it yourself when presented with a screenshot. But, from what I am seeing OP say in the thread, it seems like a very strong possibility.