by jempub
12 replies
Hey Warriors.

Can anyone explain to me why all of a sudden I am "following"
hundreds of people on twitter when I DID NOT actually
"follow" them?

This is getting ridiculous!

Thanks for any help.

G
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  • Profile picture of the author schoemoney
    1) there was this twitter bug that made it possible for others to force you to follow them. twitter was said to fix this, so don't know if this is the case
    2) you don't by any chance have set yourself some sort of "auto-follow" system? there's some of those lying here and there in the net
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  • Profile picture of the author jempub
    Is there an "auto follow" feature on Twitter? I never saw one...LOL

    This is very annoying... And when I went in a blocked them... My
    actual "followers" number went done!

    Crazy...

    Later
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  • Profile picture of the author jempub
    Just checked my twitter account again... Now I am
    "following" another 200 people that I NEVER "followed".

    This is ridiculous!

    Any help?

    Later,
    G
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  • Profile picture of the author davewebsmith
    Write an ebook ... How to follow 1000 random people a day on Twitter on AutoPilot ...
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  • Profile picture of the author jempub
    Funny guy...
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  • Profile picture of the author jempub
    Now I am "following" over 300 idiots in my Twitter account that I never
    authorized to follow...

    !!%#!!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author The Wanderer
    The simplest explanation is just that some spammer has hijacked your account. Have you tried just resetting your password? Other than that... You didn't click on any of those 'How to get thousands of followers in 3 days' programs, did you?

    I had a couple problems with spam messages being posted on my account. I finally figured out one of the client programs which I gave access to my twitter account probably had a security hole. Problem was I didn't know WHICH one. I ended up unsubscribing to all of them. Now if I want to use one I give it access only to do what I want to do and then revoke it.
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  • Profile picture of the author jempub
    It could be a spammer hijack but with over 350 people that I am now
    supposedly "following" I doubt it's one person.

    I used socialoomph... could that have done it?

    It's getting worse and I've already closed down one account!

    Thanks,
    G
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  • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
    Sign in to your Twitter account and then click Settings>Connections. This will list all of the apps you've allowed to access your Twitter account. If there are any questionable accounts there you can take away their access to your Twitter account here. If you're unsure, try methodically going through and disabling until you find the problem child.

    Hope that helps!
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  • Profile picture of the author Derwin
    It can be problem of twitter due to which this problem coming. It is also possible many people are following you spread their message to you. May they want the market their products.It is also possible Any spammer can hijack your account.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ryback
      The positive side of it all is that they might follow you back and you have a big twitter following!
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      • Profile picture of the author connorbringas
        Wow never heard of this before, hope it doesnt happen to me!
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