Twitter follower counts: four questions answered
Twitter has started monitoring its user accounts to make the follower counts meaningful and accurate. Twitter’s Vijaya Gadde has announced that the company has locked accounts when we detected sudden changes in account behavior.
To help its users about it, Gadde has answered four important questions.
Gadde says, “Most people will see a change of four followers or fewer; others with larger follower counts will experience a more significant drop. We understand this may be hard for some, but we believe accuracy and transparency make Twitter a more trusted service for public conversation.
Though the most significant changes are happening in the next few days, follower counts may continue to change more regularly as part of our ongoing work to proactively identify and challenge problematic accounts.
Why does an account get locked?
If we detect sudden changes in account behavior, we may lock the account and contact the owner to confirm they still have control of it. These sudden changes in account behavior could include Tweeting a large volume of unsolicited replies or mentions, Tweeting misleading links, or if a large number of accounts block the account after mentioning them”.
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