Minister says his Twitter account was hacked

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Minister says his Twitter account was hacked
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Minister says his Twitter account was hacked

Incident comes as Washington Post columnist said he once again tricked Twitter to create a phoney verified account for Democratic Senator Ed Markey

Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said his Twitter account was hacked after it was used to post a series of offensive messages about ethnicity, sexuality and gender identity. Ac...

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