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Twitter sweeps 'locked' accounts from follower tally
phys.org
| 7/11/2018
| Staff
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Twitter said Wednesday users are likely to see "follower" numbers drop as the service stops adding in potentially dubious or fraudulent accounts.
The social network said it would make the change by removing from followers any accounts which have been "locked" after sudden changes in behavior, which may signal the people who opened them may no longer be in control.
"As a result, the number of followers displayed on many profiles may go down."
In the meantime, locked accounts were kept in tallies of other Twitter users they "followed."
Twitter...
Twitter said Wednesday users are likely to see "follower" numbers drop as the service stops adding in potentially dubious or fraudulent accounts.
The social network said it would make the change by removing from followers any accounts which have been "locked" after sudden changes in behavior, which may signal the people who opened them may no longer be in control.
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"This week, we'll be removing these locked accounts from follower counts across profiles globally," Twitter said in a blog post."As a result, the number of followers displayed on many profiles may go down."
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The San Francisco-based service said it reaches out to owners of locked accounts to confirm all is well and have them reset passwords.In the meantime, locked accounts were kept in tallies of other Twitter users they "followed."
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Twitter said most of these accounts "were created by real people" but that it locks accounts if it cannot confirm that the original person who opened the account is still in charge.Twitter...
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