I see lots of users on Twitter confused by this. This does not read "subscribe to Twitter blue or else lose your account completely." This just reads "you need to disable sms authentication and switch to another 2FA (two factor auth) method. Using Twitter is still free."

Twitter Blue is already a verification method in of itself, meaning these subscribers are proven authentic individuals. Forcing everyone else who isn't a TB subscriber to use another multi-factor authentication (MFA) such as Google Authenticator, Duo, Authy, etc will be a net positive. Expect many bad actors/propaganda bot accounts to be pruned.

A thread about the weaponization of the FBI.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1628097028151443460.html

Because its never their fault, its always some one elses fault.

They’re cowards. It takes this weak ineffectual incompetent smug asshole weeks to even show up, & when he does all he can do is hide behind blaming someone else. What a little bitch.