For a while today, a Twitter bug let anyone force anyone to follow their accounts. It was a hilariously simple trick, and equally bizarre. Even better? This bug was discovered by accident, by a Turkish Twitter user.
Here is how:
1. Open the Twitter web interface (I haven't been able to get it to work in the apps I've tried)
2. Tweet "accept username", as in "accept oprah"
3. Wait a few seconds. You may get a server error, but that means it's worked.
4. Check your followers list
5. !!!
This command is either a remnant of a system that isn't in use anymore, or exposes something fundamental about the way Twitter works. (Typing "follow username" lets you follow someone, too.) Either way, ha, holy shit. Let us know how it works—and when it stops—in the comments.
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