Twitter was hacked in July by a “group of unsophisticated cyber crooks” The ease of the hack raises concerns about misuse of the social media platform by those seeking to interfere with the Nov. 3 election. The New York report calls for the creation of a federal regulatory body dedicated to overseeing large, critically important social media platforms. The report was prepared at the behest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo in response to the July 15 hack in which 130 Twitter accounts – including those of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, entrepreneur Elon Musk and Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders were hacked.”]
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