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TygrBright

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1. Somehow or other you've got it set up to automatically "follow back."
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 05:57 PM
Feb 2013

What's happening is that these folks are following you, so you're automatically following them back. Well, not YOU, but your Twitter settings.

The problem with this is that those settings could be in your basic Twitter profile OR in some other device or app you've synced with Twitter.

Check your Twitter settings in your actual profile on Twitter itself by clicking on the little gear icon in the header (to the right of the search box) and selecting "settings." First, check and see if you have any "widgets." Then select the "apps" menu item and see which apps you've given permission to access your profile, like Facebook or TweetDeck.

Once you know which apps are attached to your profile, you may be able to turn off "automatic follow-back" in the app directly, or else just revoke access right there in your Twitter profile.

helpfully,
Bright

Need help with Twitter please. [View all] Separation Feb 2013 OP
Somehow or other you've got it set up to automatically "follow back." TygrBright Feb 2013 #1
Yep, it was in the settings. Separation Feb 2013 #2
You're welcome! TygrBright Feb 2013 #3
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