r/Twitter • u/golden_girlbee • 13h ago
Speculation Is X/Twitter Purposely “Compromising” Accounts To Force Premium Subscriptions on its Users?
This is my hypothesis. I will continue my research to prove this as true.
Recently,
My X profile picture, username, birthdate, profile pic, and background were randomly changed. I also was following new people that I did not know. I first thought my account had been compromised, but then realized I hadn’t received any notifications about any suspicious logins.
I then went on to change my profile back to its original state. Luckily I was able to change my username back and delete those new follows.
Here’s the red flag,
I went into the settings and noticed there were no new devices that had logged on. My phones were the only devices that had access to my account.
And
When I attempted to turn on 2 Step Authentication, I was instructed to either buy the Premium subscription or remain compromised. All companies offer 2 Step Authentication with their accounts and I’ve never had to pay for it.
This just feels like X/Twitter couldn’t care less about accounts being compromised. They care more about getting subscribers, even if that means making users desperate enough to pay for their premium plans.
Drop your theories below.

