Several verified profiles on Gettr, the new social network by Jason Miller, once an adviser to former President Trump, were hacked and distorted for a while on Sunday.
The accounts of many prominent Republicans, such as Miller, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and spokeswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, were changed by a hacker who replaced their page headers with the same message: "@JubaBaghdad was here :) ^^ free palestine ”.” according to screenshots.
Jason Miller's new right-wing social media site "Gettr" was hacked this morning. pic.twitter.com/cncddw9RZ9
- Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) July 4, 2021
Its user Twitter @JubaBaghdad told Insider that it was easy to hack the pages and that he did it "for fun". Most of the affected profiles were reinstated shortly afterwards.
Jason Miller said in an emailed statement to The Verge that the problem was identified and "fixed within minutes, and all the attacker was able to accomplish was to change a few usernames." He added that they had registered in platform of Gettr “more than half a million users".
Gettr was scheduled to officially launch yesterday on July 4th. The new social network aims to host three-minute videos, 777-character posts and live streaming videos.
The application of the new platform is available in the app stores of Google and Apple, with the tag "Marketplace of Ideas". The About describes the application as "a brand new social networking platform based on the principles of free speech, independent thinking and the rejection of political censorship" and "the annulment of culture." Intended for users 17 years and older.
When Trump was banned from the Facebook and Twitter in January after the uprising on Capitol Hill said it plans to launch its own social network, apparently recognizing the power social networks have over the masses…
