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Local Radio,10 Jun 2026,34 mins

The Great Twitter Hack

Strange But True Crime

Available for over a year

Young hackers infiltrate the social media accounts of the world’s biggest celebrities and spark internet-wide chaos. This is the story of the 2020 Twitter hack. For tickets to our live show in Sheffield go to crossedwires.live/fringe. Get in touch with us behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk. Presenter: Rima Ahmed Guest: Joe Tidy Producer: Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin

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