We now know a bit about how this was accomplished, essentially via activating a password-reset process. If they were, this might turn out to be a really big deal because, scandalously, DMs are still not encrypted. A typical example (from US experience): an email dispatched to people who “are desperate for PPP [the US Paycheck Protection Program]. The other is that the business models of the platforms, which prioritise “user engagement”, militate against more robust editorial control. However, conspiracy theorists use social media to oppose the programme and undermine public confidence in the vaccination drive.

Source: The Guardian July 19, 2020 08:15 UTC