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Authenticator app 2FA for messaging and social networks

Taken-over chat and social accounts are used to message your contacts and spread scams in your name. The services below support an authenticator app, and each guide shows where to turn it on and how to keep a way back in.

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500px500px needs an account password before you can turn on 2FA, even if you sign in with Google or Apple. Setup steps, backup codes, and the proof it asks for.
BufferSet up Buffer 2FA with an authenticator app: where the toggle is, the single recovery code that renews after each use, team rules, and how to get back in.
ChatworkOn Chatwork's free plan, an authenticator app is the only 2FA method. Where to turn it on, the 10 backup codes, and what to do if you can't get a code.
DeviantArtDeviantArt requires 2FA before you can withdraw earnings. Set it up with an authenticator app, keep the recovery codes, and see how recovery works.
DiscordDiscord Support can't remove 2FA for you, so backup codes matter. How to set up an authenticator app, save the 8-digit codes, and change phones safely.
DisqusDisqus support won't get you past 2FA, so recovery codes are your only way back in. How to add an authenticator app, the email option, and social logins.
ElementElement supports just one authenticator per EMS account: add a second and you can't sign in. How to set it up in the customer portal, and what to expect.
EmplifiEmplifi emails your sign-in codes unless you switch to an authenticator app. Where the switch is, recovery codes, new phones, and getting back in.
FacebookFacebook's 2FA setting is in Meta's Accounts Center. Steps for computer and iPhone, your 10 recovery codes, and how to get back in if you're locked out.
FrontFront's 2FA needs a Front password, so Google and Office 365 sign-ins can't use it. Where to turn it on, the QR-only setup, and who can reset it.
GoToGoTo calls it Enhanced Security, starts it with an email code and gives no backup codes. Where to turn it on in My Account and how to re-pair a new phone.
Groups.ioGroups.io 2FA needs a password login and turns off Google, Facebook and emailed login links. How to set it up, save recovery codes, and meet group rules.
HatenaHatena ID's 2FA setup is in Japanese, and its help shows only a QR code to scan. Where to turn it on, what the labels mean, recovery codes, turning it off.
InstagramInstagram's authenticator option sits in Accounts Center and is turned on in the phone app. Steps, Copy key, backup codes, and what to do if locked out.
LemmyLemmy 2FA lives on each instance's settings page, with no backup codes documented. How to turn it on, what changed in 0.19, and who can help if locked out.
LIHKGLIHKG's help shows where to turn on its authenticator app setting but says nothing about backup codes or recovery. The path, the labels, and what to plan.
LinkedInLinkedIn documents no backup codes, so losing your authenticator can mean an ID check. How to set up an authenticator app and keep a way back in.
LobstersLobsters 2FA has no backup codes, and a password reset won't get you past it. How to turn it on, keep a copy of the key, and get a lost one reset.
MastodonMastodon 2FA is set up on your server's website, and only its staff can reset it. Steps for mastodon.social and other servers, recovery codes, lost phones.
MattermostMattermost 2FA appears only after your server admin turns it on. Where to set up an authenticator app, why there are no backup codes, and who can reset it.
MindsMinds already sends email codes by default. How to add an authenticator app instead, save the one recovery code, and why Minds can't promise recovery.
MissiveMissive 2FA only covers email-and-password sign-in. Where to turn it on in Login & Security, what the docs leave out, and what to do if you're locked out.
NewgroundsNewgrounds already emails you a code on new devices. Switch to an authenticator app: where the setting is, recovery codes, and what to do if locked out.
PachcaPachca 2FA works only for accounts made with an email address. Where the code setup is in your profile, how backup codes work, and how to turn it off.
pixivpixiv can't turn off 2FA or reissue backup codes for you, so the codes you save at setup are your way back in. Setup steps, trusted browsers, recovery.
PlurkPlurk asks you to confirm your email before 2FA. Where the setting is on web and in the app, how a passkey skips the code, and what to do if you lose it.
RedditReddit lets you turn on 2FA only from a computer's web browser. The steps on both Reddit designs, backup codes, the password:code login, and lockouts.
RestreamRestream keeps its 2FA switch on the Password tab of your settings and gives you a single recovery code. How to set it up and what to do if you lose it.
SlackSlack 2FA is set up separately in each workspace. Turn it on with an authenticator app, keep your backup codes, and learn who can unlock you if stuck.
SnapchatSnapchat 2FA needs a phone number and email on file, and its Recovery Code turns 2FA off when used. Set up an authenticator app and keep a way back in.
Sprout SocialSprout Social already sends you email codes. How to switch to an authenticator app, keep the 10 backup codes, fix rejected codes and get back in.
SubstackSubstack asks for recovery questions before it turns on 2FA, and they replace backup codes. Set up an authenticator app and learn how the reset works.
TikTokTikTok sets up 2-step verification in its app and wants two methods. How to add an authenticator, keep the recovery code, and reset a lost one.
TumblrTumblr no longer offers text-message codes to new users, so 2FA means an authenticator app. Where to turn it on, backup codes, and how to get back in.
VKOn VK, two-factor sign-in is the only way to keep a password. Where VK ID puts the code generator app, how backup codes behave, and how recovery works.
WordPress.comSet up WordPress.com two-step authentication with an authenticator app, and keep the backup codes: without them, getting back in takes proof of ownership.
X (Twitter)On X, text-message 2FA is only for Premium subscribers, so most accounts use an authenticator app. Setup steps, backup code rules and temporary passwords.
XINGXING gives you one 15-digit backup code. Lose it along with your phone and you'll need to send a photo ID. How to set up an authenticator app on XING.
ZoomZoom calls it two-step verification, and it only covers email-and-password sign-in. How to add an authenticator app, use recovery codes and get back in.

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