Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared to have been hacked Friday afternoon with his account posting offensive tweets insulting African-Americans.
“Fuck NIGGERS,” a tweet from his account states. Dorsey’s profile also stated: “Fuck Voku black shit.” (RELATED: Twitter Lays Groundwork For Potentially Down Ranking Some Of Trump’s Tweets)
The new label applies to all verified political candidates and officials with more than 100,000 followers, Twitter noted in a blog post. Users who want to view flagged content must click on a screen that says Twitter’s rules against abusive behavior apply to the tweet.
Twitter directed the Daily Caller News Foundation to an official tweet when asked for comment.
We’re aware that @jack was compromised and investigating what happened.
— Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) August 30, 2019
Twitter later announced that the company had re-secured the @jack account.
The account is now secure, and there is no indication that Twitter’s systems have been compromised.
— Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) August 30, 2019
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