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 πολλών γνωστών Ρεπουμπλικάνων, όπως ο Miller, ο πρώην υπουργός Εξωτερικών Mike Pompeo, και η εκπρόσωπος Marjorie Taylor Greene αλλάχθηκαν από τον hacker που αντικατάστησε τα header of their pages 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
Twitter user @JubaBaghdad told Insider that it was easy to break the pages and that he did it "for fun". Most of the affected profiles had returned a little later.
Jason Miller said in an email to The Verge that the problem was identified and "fixed within minutes and the only thing the attacker could do was change some usernames". He added that "more than half a million users" had registered on the Gettr platform.
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 Facebook and Twitter in January after the Capitol riot, he said he planned to launch his own social network, apparently recognizing the power of Social Networks in the masses…
