How to Turn Off 2-Factor Authentication by Text on Twitter
or how to try to avoid being locked out when twitter removes free SMS 2FA
Twitter plans to end free 2-factor authentication by text message later this month, currently on March 20th. They may not do this as they plan, so before then you may want to change from text messages, if you use them, to another form of 2-factor authentication (2FA) like an authentication app.
Do you have two-factor set up with texts now? You can know if you do by knowing this: did you have to enter a code they sent you by text message/SMS the last time you logged in? If yes, in this post I’m getting into how to try to avoid ending up locked out of your twitter account when they make the change and remove free 2-factor authentication (2FA).
Twitter has faced more global outages in the last few months than they have in many years, so even as they make plans for changes, the changes may not go as planned. Twitter no longer has the staff to make things work reliably.
As twitter’s systems degrade, their behavior will become more erratic, inconsistent and unpredictable. It is sand, ever shifting and unstable. If you want to move to Mastodon, I’ve written about how to find your twitter people on Mastodon, how to cross-post to Mastodon from Twitter and how to leave Twitter.
