Beware Of This Twitter Prank: Don't Change Your Birthday To 2007, As It Will Lock Your Account
A message has begun going viral on Twitter, letting users in on a secret. If they change their birthday on the platform to 2007, their tweets start showing up in new colours. How cool is that?! Not all. Trust me, you don't want to fall for this.
A message has begun going viral on Twitter, letting users in on a little secret.
If they change their birthday on the platform to 2007, their tweets start showing up in individual colours. How cool is that?! Not all, it's not cool. Trust me, this is a prank you don't want to fall for.
This particular prank has been going viral this past week, partly because it's maybe kinda believable, and so easy to fake. And so many people are falling for it because it doesn't take a lot to try out for yourself. Based on the tweets you see, it promises everything from rainbow colours, to verified badges, to Modi icons, and more.
Apprently if you change your Birthday on Twitter to 2007, each tweet starts getting a different color wtf... pic.twitter.com/kZcG1alTnu
¡ª Taha ?? (@DrTahha) March 26, 2019
Unfortunately for those of you gullible enough to have already fallen for this, the result can really hurt. You see, when you're changing your birthday on Twitter to 2007, you're not changing a display date.. What you're doing is letting Twitter know that you're 12 years old or, more importantly, one year shy of being allowed to use the platform.
What the hell? If you change your birthday on Twitter to 2007, you get a special Modi supporter badge next to your name? Twitter are you supporting the BJP???
¡ª Rachita ??? (@visualfumble) March 27, 2019
¡°If you change your Twitter birthday to 2007 your twitter will turn all colorful¡±.... *changes birthday to 2007* ¡°account locked must be 13 years of age to use twitter¡± cant believe i feel for that...thats the story of how i had to get a new twitter
¡ª lizzy???¡â? (@lizettelozanoo) March 26, 2019
i read a tweet about changing your birthday on your account to 2007 for a cooler twitter. i did it and now i¡¯m locked out of @leemulls13. @Twitter @TwitterSupport plz let me back into my account i¡¯m 23 years old and i never made a twitter until i was in HIGH SCHOOL.
¡ª lee (@leemulls013) March 26, 2019
So basically I fell for one of those ¡°if you change your Twitter birthday to 2007, you get cool colour schemes and themes¡± tweets.
¡ª Peter Baeless Reincarnate (@plsankosi) March 26, 2019
Now I¡¯m too young to be on the app and have to wait until I turn 13 before I can use my og account.
SOMEONE ON TWITTER SAID IF YOU CHANGE YOUR BIRTHDAY TO 2007 it changes your back ground to rainbow and I¡¯m like OK TIGHT I¡¯m trynna see and I change it And TWITTER LOCKS MY ACCOUNT IM HURT WHY WOULD ONE SOMEONE DO THIS TO ME IM DISTRAUGHT
¡ª ty (@tyllerhall) March 26, 2019
So if you do change your birthday, you get banned.
Twitter has always required that its users be at least 13 years old. Then after GDPR came into play, that restriction became even more prominent. Part of the laws involve protecting minors from data gathering, so Twitter has just automated the ban process if the birthday you enter is below its restriction.
We¡¯ve noticed a prank trying to get people to change their Twitter birthday in their profile to 2007 to unlock new color schemes. Please don¡¯t do this. You¡¯ll get locked out for being under 13 years old.
¡ª Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) March 26, 2019
In fact, the prank has been such a success that even Twitter Support has had to officially tweet a warning about it. Luckily, if you've already been banned for this, all is not lost. You could go ahead and make a different Twitter account of course, but there's a better way. Instead, just contact Twitter Support with your complaint, and they'll ask you to submit a copy of your government-issued ID.
But hey, at least now you know Twitter only comes in regular and night mode.
"Hey trainers!
¡ª Ash Ketchum¡º¥µ¥È¥·¡» (@AspiringMaster) March 25, 2019
Have you ever wondered how I've been 10 for over 20 years? Well you're in luck, because today I'll reveal my secret.
Just go to your twitter page and change your birth year to 2007 in your birthday settings, and you too will be able to chase your dreams forever!" pic.twitter.com/j2yBlquoiK
