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User security vital to Twitter's subscription dreams

Twitter does need to bump up sales. But if users feel that their accounts are unsafe they will never want to pay for them.

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Twitter’s “tough day” could turn into a tough year. On Thursday AEST, bitcoin spammers appeared to hack the accounts of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West and other notable Tweeters.

Concerns about account security could jeopardise the company’s hopes of launching a future subscription service.

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