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Question from Andy: I’ve been using Twitter for several months and I’ve become pretty active on there. I usually post at least a dozen tweets every day.
The problem I have is lots of spammers have started replying to my tweets with spam offers of all types.
Some days there are so many spam replies that it’s hard to wade through them to read the real replies.
Is there any way to block the spammers from replying to my tweets? [Read more…]
Are you “following” a friend on Twitter who frequently posts things you have absolutely no interest in?
Well, you could always unfollow that person, but you might be concerned that they will find out about it and get upset with you.
Luckily, there’s an easy way to prevent someone’s tweets from showing up in your Twitter feed without having to actually unfollow them. [Read more…]
Question from Bill: I received a notice from Twitter saying they had removed one of my tweets for being against their Rules and Policies.
After thinking about it I realize that tweet was a little dicey, but I’ve seen a lot worse on Twitter that never got taken down.
What bothers me is my tweet got removed when far worse tweets stay up.
How can I find out who reported my tweet and got it removed? [Read more…]
Question from Estelle: I have a question for you, Rick. I keep hearing about people having their Twitter accounts “shadow banned”.
I don’t know exactly what that means but I’m wondering if maybe my account has been shadow banned.
I used to receive dozens of new followers every day but I’ve only received three over the past two weeks. And hardly anyone likes or re-tweets my tweets anymore. They used to do it all the time.
Can you tell me exactly what shadow banning is? And how can I tell for sure if my account is shadow banned?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Sara: How do I remove the link between my Twitter account and my Facebook account?
I don’t like my tweets being automatically posted on Facebook!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]