View private Twitter accounts? Not exactly...

There’s a website called “Tweet Unlock” located at tweetunlock(dot)com, which claims to be able to show you hidden content on Twitter. All you have to do is enter the Username of the target account and hit the button.


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Of course, it doesn’t work – and they want you to sign up to auto insurance quotes and a random offer served up by “Step 2”. Regardless of what you type into the box, you’ll be taken to a page not found message:


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If you have a private Twitter account, don’t panic – complete strangers won’t be digging through your messages for the time being.

Christopher Boyd