Twitter Spam Followers

Discussion in 'Twitter' started by alexc93, Jan 8, 2014.

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    My friend has recently had a situation were thousands of spam/fake followers (currently at 8000, and climbing every minute) are bombarding and following there account. They have changed there password but the issue is still occurring. Just wondering if anyone can help or knows a way to stop it. Many thanks
     
    alexc93, Jan 8, 2014 IP
  2. Devtard

    Devtard Notable Member

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    I'm afraid that this can't be prevented unless you choose to make your account private (in which case you still may receive follow requests). The fake accounts can be manually blocked though.
     
    Devtard, Jan 8, 2014 IP
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    wwstewart Well-Known Member

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    You can go into settings > apps > find the app that might be causing this and revoke permission. In my experience, it's probably an app that's causing that. Revoking permissions should fix it.
     
    wwstewart, Jan 8, 2014 IP
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    mollie.fr Active Member

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    Go to help canter in your profile and write to twitter about this. They can help you out.
     
    mollie.fr, Jan 8, 2014 IP
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    emil_vlkv Greenhorn

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    Call or write Twitter Help Center. They will take care of the situation.
     
    emil_vlkv, Jan 18, 2014 IP