#platformrisk — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #platformrisk, aggregated by home.social.
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Global availability incident: Facebook.
Meta confirmed service disruptions impacting account access, alongside high disruptions reported in Ad Manager and business APIs.
Operational characteristics:
• Sudden spike in user reports (~4:15 PM ET)
• Global impact footprint
• No immediate root cause transparency
• Service restoration within ~2 hours
Availability is a security pillar — and outages expose:
- Centralization risk
- Cascading dependency exposure
- Business continuity gaps
- API reliance vulnerabilitiesFor security and reliability engineers:
Are social platforms integrated into your risk register and DR modeling?Engage below.
Follow @technadu for infrastructure resilience, cybersecurity, and outage intelligence.
Repost to inform your network.#Infosec #ServiceAvailability #CloudRisk #Meta #FacebookOutage #BusinessContinuity #DigitalInfrastructure #ReliabilityEngineering #CyberResilience #PlatformRisk #ITOperations
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Global availability incident: Facebook.
Meta confirmed service disruptions impacting account access, alongside high disruptions reported in Ad Manager and business APIs.
Operational characteristics:
• Sudden spike in user reports (~4:15 PM ET)
• Global impact footprint
• No immediate root cause transparency
• Service restoration within ~2 hours
Availability is a security pillar — and outages expose:
- Centralization risk
- Cascading dependency exposure
- Business continuity gaps
- API reliance vulnerabilitiesFor security and reliability engineers:
Are social platforms integrated into your risk register and DR modeling?Engage below.
Follow @technadu for infrastructure resilience, cybersecurity, and outage intelligence.
Repost to inform your network.#Infosec #ServiceAvailability #CloudRisk #Meta #FacebookOutage #BusinessContinuity #DigitalInfrastructure #ReliabilityEngineering #CyberResilience #PlatformRisk #ITOperations
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Global availability incident: Facebook.
Meta confirmed service disruptions impacting account access, alongside high disruptions reported in Ad Manager and business APIs.
Operational characteristics:
• Sudden spike in user reports (~4:15 PM ET)
• Global impact footprint
• No immediate root cause transparency
• Service restoration within ~2 hours
Availability is a security pillar — and outages expose:
- Centralization risk
- Cascading dependency exposure
- Business continuity gaps
- API reliance vulnerabilitiesFor security and reliability engineers:
Are social platforms integrated into your risk register and DR modeling?Engage below.
Follow @technadu for infrastructure resilience, cybersecurity, and outage intelligence.
Repost to inform your network.#Infosec #ServiceAvailability #CloudRisk #Meta #FacebookOutage #BusinessContinuity #DigitalInfrastructure #ReliabilityEngineering #CyberResilience #PlatformRisk #ITOperations
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Global availability incident: Facebook.
Meta confirmed service disruptions impacting account access, alongside high disruptions reported in Ad Manager and business APIs.
Operational characteristics:
• Sudden spike in user reports (~4:15 PM ET)
• Global impact footprint
• No immediate root cause transparency
• Service restoration within ~2 hours
Availability is a security pillar — and outages expose:
- Centralization risk
- Cascading dependency exposure
- Business continuity gaps
- API reliance vulnerabilitiesFor security and reliability engineers:
Are social platforms integrated into your risk register and DR modeling?Engage below.
Follow @technadu for infrastructure resilience, cybersecurity, and outage intelligence.
Repost to inform your network.#Infosec #ServiceAvailability #CloudRisk #Meta #FacebookOutage #BusinessContinuity #DigitalInfrastructure #ReliabilityEngineering #CyberResilience #PlatformRisk #ITOperations
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Global availability incident: Facebook.
Meta confirmed service disruptions impacting account access, alongside high disruptions reported in Ad Manager and business APIs.
Operational characteristics:
• Sudden spike in user reports (~4:15 PM ET)
• Global impact footprint
• No immediate root cause transparency
• Service restoration within ~2 hours
Availability is a security pillar — and outages expose:
- Centralization risk
- Cascading dependency exposure
- Business continuity gaps
- API reliance vulnerabilitiesFor security and reliability engineers:
Are social platforms integrated into your risk register and DR modeling?Engage below.
Follow @technadu for infrastructure resilience, cybersecurity, and outage intelligence.
Repost to inform your network.#Infosec #ServiceAvailability #CloudRisk #Meta #FacebookOutage #BusinessContinuity #DigitalInfrastructure #ReliabilityEngineering #CyberResilience #PlatformRisk #ITOperations
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Google and Anthropic restricted third-party AI access within days of each other. Google cut off AI Ultra subscribers ($250/month) using OpenClaw OAuth without warning - potentially blocking Gmail and Workspace too. Anthropic at least explained the economics: third-party tools create usage patterns that break flat-rate pricing assumptions.
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Google and Anthropic restricted third-party AI access within days of each other. Google cut off AI Ultra subscribers ($250/month) using OpenClaw OAuth without warning - potentially blocking Gmail and Workspace too. Anthropic at least explained the economics: third-party tools create usage patterns that break flat-rate pricing assumptions.
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French law enforcement, supported by Europol’s EC3, is investigating alleged criminal activity linked to platform X, including the dissemination of illegal content such as deepfakes and child sexual abuse material.
Authorities conducted investigative measures in France, with Europol providing on-site analytical and cybercrime expertise. The investigation remains active, with no final findings disclosed.
From a security and governance standpoint, this case underscores ongoing challenges around platform-level controls, detection mechanisms, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.
How do you see enforcement evolving for large social platforms?
Share insights below and follow @technadu for fact-driven cybersecurity and policy reporting.
#Cybercrime #PlatformRisk #OnlineAbuse #ThreatLandscape #DigitalGovernance #Europol #InfoSec
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French law enforcement, supported by Europol’s EC3, is investigating alleged criminal activity linked to platform X, including the dissemination of illegal content such as deepfakes and child sexual abuse material.
Authorities conducted investigative measures in France, with Europol providing on-site analytical and cybercrime expertise. The investigation remains active, with no final findings disclosed.
From a security and governance standpoint, this case underscores ongoing challenges around platform-level controls, detection mechanisms, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.
How do you see enforcement evolving for large social platforms?
Share insights below and follow @technadu for fact-driven cybersecurity and policy reporting.
#Cybercrime #PlatformRisk #OnlineAbuse #ThreatLandscape #DigitalGovernance #Europol #InfoSec
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French law enforcement, supported by Europol’s EC3, is investigating alleged criminal activity linked to platform X, including the dissemination of illegal content such as deepfakes and child sexual abuse material.
Authorities conducted investigative measures in France, with Europol providing on-site analytical and cybercrime expertise. The investigation remains active, with no final findings disclosed.
From a security and governance standpoint, this case underscores ongoing challenges around platform-level controls, detection mechanisms, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.
How do you see enforcement evolving for large social platforms?
Share insights below and follow @technadu for fact-driven cybersecurity and policy reporting.
#Cybercrime #PlatformRisk #OnlineAbuse #ThreatLandscape #DigitalGovernance #Europol #InfoSec
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French law enforcement, supported by Europol’s EC3, is investigating alleged criminal activity linked to platform X, including the dissemination of illegal content such as deepfakes and child sexual abuse material.
Authorities conducted investigative measures in France, with Europol providing on-site analytical and cybercrime expertise. The investigation remains active, with no final findings disclosed.
From a security and governance standpoint, this case underscores ongoing challenges around platform-level controls, detection mechanisms, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.
How do you see enforcement evolving for large social platforms?
Share insights below and follow @technadu for fact-driven cybersecurity and policy reporting.
#Cybercrime #PlatformRisk #OnlineAbuse #ThreatLandscape #DigitalGovernance #Europol #InfoSec
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French law enforcement, supported by Europol’s EC3, is investigating alleged criminal activity linked to platform X, including the dissemination of illegal content such as deepfakes and child sexual abuse material.
Authorities conducted investigative measures in France, with Europol providing on-site analytical and cybercrime expertise. The investigation remains active, with no final findings disclosed.
From a security and governance standpoint, this case underscores ongoing challenges around platform-level controls, detection mechanisms, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.
How do you see enforcement evolving for large social platforms?
Share insights below and follow @technadu for fact-driven cybersecurity and policy reporting.
#Cybercrime #PlatformRisk #OnlineAbuse #ThreatLandscape #DigitalGovernance #Europol #InfoSec
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European regulators are reviewing AI misuse on a major social platform following reports involving illegal deepfake content featuring a minor.
Authorities have reiterated that non-consensual intimate imagery and child abuse material are already prohibited under existing laws, including when generated using AI.
From a security and governance perspective, this raises questions around model controls, abuse detection, and platform accountability.
What safeguards have proven most effective in reducing AI misuse?
Source:https://therecord.media/europe-regulators-grok-france
Follow @technadu for clear, practitioner-focused cyber and policy reporting.
#AISecurity #PlatformRisk #OnlineSafety #DigitalGovernance #InfoSec
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European regulators are reviewing AI misuse on a major social platform following reports involving illegal deepfake content featuring a minor.
Authorities have reiterated that non-consensual intimate imagery and child abuse material are already prohibited under existing laws, including when generated using AI.
From a security and governance perspective, this raises questions around model controls, abuse detection, and platform accountability.
What safeguards have proven most effective in reducing AI misuse?
Source:https://therecord.media/europe-regulators-grok-france
Follow @technadu for clear, practitioner-focused cyber and policy reporting.
#AISecurity #PlatformRisk #OnlineSafety #DigitalGovernance #InfoSec
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European regulators are reviewing AI misuse on a major social platform following reports involving illegal deepfake content featuring a minor.
Authorities have reiterated that non-consensual intimate imagery and child abuse material are already prohibited under existing laws, including when generated using AI.
From a security and governance perspective, this raises questions around model controls, abuse detection, and platform accountability.
What safeguards have proven most effective in reducing AI misuse?
Source:https://therecord.media/europe-regulators-grok-france
Follow @technadu for clear, practitioner-focused cyber and policy reporting.
#AISecurity #PlatformRisk #OnlineSafety #DigitalGovernance #InfoSec
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Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege disruption underscores the security complexity of large live-service platforms.
User reports suggest unauthorized backend activity impacting bans, in-game currency, and marketplace functions. Ubisoft has paused services and initiated rollbacks while investigating.
For InfoSec teams, this incident highlights the importance of access governance, monitoring of privileged systems, and clear incident communication - especially where digital economies are involved.
Thoughts from practitioners are welcome.
Follow @technadu for neutral, practitioner-focused cybersecurity coverage.Source: https://cyberinsider.com/rainbox-six-siege-disrupted-by-breach-forcing-marketplace-shut-down/
#InfoSec #IncidentResponse #GameSecurity #PlatformRisk #AccessControl #CyberOperations
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Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege disruption underscores the security complexity of large live-service platforms.
User reports suggest unauthorized backend activity impacting bans, in-game currency, and marketplace functions. Ubisoft has paused services and initiated rollbacks while investigating.
For InfoSec teams, this incident highlights the importance of access governance, monitoring of privileged systems, and clear incident communication - especially where digital economies are involved.
Thoughts from practitioners are welcome.
Follow @technadu for neutral, practitioner-focused cybersecurity coverage.Source: https://cyberinsider.com/rainbox-six-siege-disrupted-by-breach-forcing-marketplace-shut-down/
#InfoSec #IncidentResponse #GameSecurity #PlatformRisk #AccessControl #CyberOperations
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Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege disruption underscores the security complexity of large live-service platforms.
User reports suggest unauthorized backend activity impacting bans, in-game currency, and marketplace functions. Ubisoft has paused services and initiated rollbacks while investigating.
For InfoSec teams, this incident highlights the importance of access governance, monitoring of privileged systems, and clear incident communication - especially where digital economies are involved.
Thoughts from practitioners are welcome.
Follow @technadu for neutral, practitioner-focused cybersecurity coverage.Source: https://cyberinsider.com/rainbox-six-siege-disrupted-by-breach-forcing-marketplace-shut-down/
#InfoSec #IncidentResponse #GameSecurity #PlatformRisk #AccessControl #CyberOperations
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Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege disruption underscores the security complexity of large live-service platforms.
User reports suggest unauthorized backend activity impacting bans, in-game currency, and marketplace functions. Ubisoft has paused services and initiated rollbacks while investigating.
For InfoSec teams, this incident highlights the importance of access governance, monitoring of privileged systems, and clear incident communication - especially where digital economies are involved.
Thoughts from practitioners are welcome.
Follow @technadu for neutral, practitioner-focused cybersecurity coverage.Source: https://cyberinsider.com/rainbox-six-siege-disrupted-by-breach-forcing-marketplace-shut-down/
#InfoSec #IncidentResponse #GameSecurity #PlatformRisk #AccessControl #CyberOperations
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I used the LINE messenger for the very first time the other day. Downloaded from the official source, my goal was simple: a single, private chat with one person, which LINE claims is protected by End-to-End Encryption (E2EE).
Our "conversation" was minimal – mostly just test messages. One single contact.
A few days later, I log in to find my account has been temporarily (for how long? =)) blocked.
This raises a cognitive dissonance for me:
Promise vs. Reality: We're told E2EE means no one, not even the company, can read our chats. If that's true, on what basis was I blocked? I have to assume it's related to something in the chat, because I literally did nothing else in the app. But if it is E2EE, how could they know? Does this mean E2EE is just a marketing buzzword and monitoring is happening anyway? I'd genuinely like to know what the real factors are.
Absolute Opacity: This is the real issue. I received zero explanation. No email, no warning, not even a vague hint at which policy I "violated." And look, I'll be the first to admit I didn't read the 100-page Terms of Service – who does? But that's not the point. Even if I did technically violate some obscure rule, the core problem is the total lack of transparency. I was left with no idea, not even a guess, as to what happened. This opaque, black-box process is the real problem.
This situation is deeply concerning. What if I lived in a country like Japan, where LINE is the default, essential messenger? I'd just be cut off from my digital life without cause or appeal. And if this happens on LINE, what stops WhatsApp from doing the same? (And let's not even talk about Telegram, which is 100% cringe and a lost cause for privacy anyway).
My takeaway: To be honest, I went into this as an experiment, and this incident 100% confirmed my expectations.
This isn't just a LINE problem. We see it constantly from Big Tech like Meta and Google. They ban users, often with no explanation, because they have the full legal right to do so. We all agreed to this when we blindly clicked "accept" on their Terms of Service.
This is exactly why my advice is this: you must factor in this risk with all commercial messengers. When you use any private, centralized platform, you have to accept the fact that you can be denied service at any time, for any reason, and they don't even have to tell you why. That is the price of admission we all paid.
The promise of a "private chat" apparently doesn't include the guarantee of access to the platform itself.
#privacy #E2EE #LINE #messengers #transparency #BigTech #Meta #Google #ban #DigitalRights #PlatformRisk #ToS #experiment #FuckTelegram
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I used the LINE messenger for the very first time the other day. Downloaded from the official source, my goal was simple: a single, private chat with one person, which LINE claims is protected by End-to-End Encryption (E2EE).
Our "conversation" was minimal – mostly just test messages. One single contact.
A few days later, I log in to find my account has been temporarily (for how long? =)) blocked.
This raises a cognitive dissonance for me:
Promise vs. Reality: We're told E2EE means no one, not even the company, can read our chats. If that's true, on what basis was I blocked? I have to assume it's related to something in the chat, because I literally did nothing else in the app. But if it is E2EE, how could they know? Does this mean E2EE is just a marketing buzzword and monitoring is happening anyway? I'd genuinely like to know what the real factors are.
Absolute Opacity: This is the real issue. I received zero explanation. No email, no warning, not even a vague hint at which policy I "violated." And look, I'll be the first to admit I didn't read the 100-page Terms of Service – who does? But that's not the point. Even if I did technically violate some obscure rule, the core problem is the total lack of transparency. I was left with no idea, not even a guess, as to what happened. This opaque, black-box process is the real problem.
This situation is deeply concerning. What if I lived in a country like Japan, where LINE is the default, essential messenger? I'd just be cut off from my digital life without cause or appeal. And if this happens on LINE, what stops WhatsApp from doing the same? (And let's not even talk about Telegram, which is 100% cringe and a lost cause for privacy anyway).
My takeaway: To be honest, I went into this as an experiment, and this incident 100% confirmed my expectations.
This isn't just a LINE problem. We see it constantly from Big Tech like Meta and Google. They ban users, often with no explanation, because they have the full legal right to do so. We all agreed to this when we blindly clicked "accept" on their Terms of Service.
This is exactly why my advice is this: you must factor in this risk with all commercial messengers. When you use any private, centralized platform, you have to accept the fact that you can be denied service at any time, for any reason, and they don't even have to tell you why. That is the price of admission we all paid.
The promise of a "private chat" apparently doesn't include the guarantee of access to the platform itself.
#privacy #E2EE #LINE #messengers #transparency #BigTech #Meta #Google #ban #DigitalRights #PlatformRisk #ToS #experiment #FuckTelegram
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I used the LINE messenger for the very first time the other day. Downloaded from the official source, my goal was simple: a single, private chat with one person, which LINE claims is protected by End-to-End Encryption (E2EE).
Our "conversation" was minimal – mostly just test messages. One single contact.
A few days later, I log in to find my account has been temporarily (for how long? =)) blocked.
This raises a cognitive dissonance for me:
Promise vs. Reality: We're told E2EE means no one, not even the company, can read our chats. If that's true, on what basis was I blocked? I have to assume it's related to something in the chat, because I literally did nothing else in the app. But if it is E2EE, how could they know? Does this mean E2EE is just a marketing buzzword and monitoring is happening anyway? I'd genuinely like to know what the real factors are.
Absolute Opacity: This is the real issue. I received zero explanation. No email, no warning, not even a vague hint at which policy I "violated." And look, I'll be the first to admit I didn't read the 100-page Terms of Service – who does? But that's not the point. Even if I did technically violate some obscure rule, the core problem is the total lack of transparency. I was left with no idea, not even a guess, as to what happened. This opaque, black-box process is the real problem.
This situation is deeply concerning. What if I lived in a country like Japan, where LINE is the default, essential messenger? I'd just be cut off from my digital life without cause or appeal. And if this happens on LINE, what stops WhatsApp from doing the same? (And let's not even talk about Telegram, which is 100% cringe and a lost cause for privacy anyway).
My takeaway: To be honest, I went into this as an experiment, and this incident 100% confirmed my expectations.
This isn't just a LINE problem. We see it constantly from Big Tech like Meta and Google. They ban users, often with no explanation, because they have the full legal right to do so. We all agreed to this when we blindly clicked "accept" on their Terms of Service.
This is exactly why my advice is this: you must factor in this risk with all commercial messengers. When you use any private, centralized platform, you have to accept the fact that you can be denied service at any time, for any reason, and they don't even have to tell you why. That is the price of admission we all paid.
The promise of a "private chat" apparently doesn't include the guarantee of access to the platform itself.
#privacy #E2EE #LINE #messengers #transparency #BigTech #Meta #Google #ban #DigitalRights #PlatformRisk #ToS #experiment #FuckTelegram
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I used the LINE messenger for the very first time the other day. Downloaded from the official source, my goal was simple: a single, private chat with one person, which LINE claims is protected by End-to-End Encryption (E2EE).
Our "conversation" was minimal – mostly just test messages. One single contact.
A few days later, I log in to find my account has been temporarily (for how long? =)) blocked.
This raises a cognitive dissonance for me:
Promise vs. Reality: We're told E2EE means no one, not even the company, can read our chats. If that's true, on what basis was I blocked? I have to assume it's related to something in the chat, because I literally did nothing else in the app. But if it is E2EE, how could they know? Does this mean E2EE is just a marketing buzzword and monitoring is happening anyway? I'd genuinely like to know what the real factors are.
Absolute Opacity: This is the real issue. I received zero explanation. No email, no warning, not even a vague hint at which policy I "violated." And look, I'll be the first to admit I didn't read the 100-page Terms of Service – who does? But that's not the point. Even if I did technically violate some obscure rule, the core problem is the total lack of transparency. I was left with no idea, not even a guess, as to what happened. This opaque, black-box process is the real problem.
This situation is deeply concerning. What if I lived in a country like Japan, where LINE is the default, essential messenger? I'd just be cut off from my digital life without cause or appeal. And if this happens on LINE, what stops WhatsApp from doing the same? (And let's not even talk about Telegram, which is 100% cringe and a lost cause for privacy anyway).
My takeaway: To be honest, I went into this as an experiment, and this incident 100% confirmed my expectations.
This isn't just a LINE problem. We see it constantly from Big Tech like Meta and Google. They ban users, often with no explanation, because they have the full legal right to do so. We all agreed to this when we blindly clicked "accept" on their Terms of Service.
This is exactly why my advice is this: you must factor in this risk with all commercial messengers. When you use any private, centralized platform, you have to accept the fact that you can be denied service at any time, for any reason, and they don't even have to tell you why. That is the price of admission we all paid.
The promise of a "private chat" apparently doesn't include the guarantee of access to the platform itself.
#privacy #E2EE #LINE #messengers #transparency #BigTech #Meta #Google #ban #DigitalRights #PlatformRisk #ToS #experiment #FuckTelegram
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I'm terrified of this ever happening
Not the first time I hear of random bans by payment providers #platformrisk
For my Carrd plugins, I try to spread out payment processing between paypal and stripe, through lemon squeezy, payhip and gumroad.
More work, but diversified, safer https://t.co/ErZAS5ay6f
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I'm terrified of this ever happening
Not the first time I hear of random bans by payment providers #platformrisk
For my Carrd plugins, I try to spread out payment processing between paypal and stripe, through lemon squeezy, payhip and gumroad.
More work, but diversified, safer https://t.co/ErZAS5ay6f
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I'm terrified of this ever happening
Not the first time I hear of random bans by payment providers #platformrisk
For my Carrd plugins, I try to spread out payment processing between paypal and stripe, through lemon squeezy, payhip and gumroad.
More work, but diversified, safer https://t.co/ErZAS5ay6f
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Just saw this being discussed on Facebook - Meta is providing users an option to hide all posts coming from a scheduling app, leading to low reach..
How long till TwitterHQ gets wind of this and does the same for tweets sent from twitter tools?