# NPR: "Twitter will limit uses of SMS 2-factor authentication. What does this mean for users?"

**URL:** <https://community.clark.com/t/npr-twitter-will-limit-uses-of-sms-2-factor-authentication-what-does-this-mean-for-users/2353>\
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**Created:** [March 2, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/npr-twitter-will-limit-uses-of-sms-2-factor-authentication-what-does-this-mean-for-users/2353 "2023-03-02T02:44:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![PropofolMask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@PropofolMask](https://community.clark.com/u/PropofolMask)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/npr-twitter-will-limit-uses-of-sms-2-factor-authentication-what-does-this-mean-for-users/2353/1 "2023-03-02T02:44:35Z")

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> **[Twitter will limit uses of SMS 2-factor authentication. What does this mean...](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/18/1158134620/twitter-blue-two-factor-authentication-2fa)**
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> Users who don't pay a fee for Twitter Blue within the next 30 days will lose SMS two-factor authentication. But there are ways to work around this without signing up for a Twitter subscription.

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**Author:** ![skimmer90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@skimmer90](https://community.clark.com/u/skimmer90)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/npr-twitter-will-limit-uses-of-sms-2-factor-authentication-what-does-this-mean-for-users/2353/2 "2023-03-05T20:04:44Z")

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If you currently use 2-factor authentication via SMS/text msg & “don’t” subscribe to Twitter Blue (fee-based ID validation service), you will lose the ability to use 2-factor authentication via SMS/text msg.

Just grab an authenticator app (Google Microsoft, Authy,…) instead of SMS 2FA and you’re back in business. 👍🏻✅🤝🏻

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**Author:** ![Zachary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/zachary/32/604_2.png) [@Zachary](https://community.clark.com/u/Zachary)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/npr-twitter-will-limit-uses-of-sms-2-factor-authentication-what-does-this-mean-for-users/2353/3 "2023-03-06T11:32:07Z")

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I understand that Elon is trying to recoup costs any way that he can after massively overpaying for Twitter last year, but I don’t think that charging for something that is RAPIDLY becoming the norm in online security is the right direction.

What’s next? Will you have to be a Twitter Blue subscriber to be able to change your login password?