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    #288: Bluecheck Blues

    July 16th, 2020 · 58 minutes

    Well, Twitter is exploding this week, with many high-profile accounts hacked in a bitcoin scam. Meanwhile, TikTok is being vaguely menaced by corporations and governments the world over. And finally, video games?

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    Links and Show Notes

    Hackers Convinced Twitter Employee to Help Them Hijack Accounts
    Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Apple, and others hacked in unprecedented Twitter attack - The Verge
    TikTok’s problems are all about China — and they’ll be hard to fix - The Verge
    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Gameplay demo preview - Polygon