When a person’s tweets are protected, all followers of that person need to be approved by that person. This works in some ways the same as approving friends and colleagues on Facebook or LinkedIn. By protecting my tweets, I would be able to fend off spammers and bots on Twitter.
What happens when you protect your tweets?
After you protect your Tweets, only you and your followers can read your updates or see your Tweets in Twitter search. If you at one time had public Tweets (before protecting your Tweets), those Tweets will no longer be public or appear in public Twitter search results.
Why does someone protect their tweets?
Who is this person trying to avoid: Some people are upset when people they don’t want to associate with follow them, so they protect their Tweets.
Can you protect some of your tweets?
Go to your Settings and privacy. Go to Your account and scroll over to Account information and input your password. Scroll down to Protected Tweets, click the arrow, and check the box next to Protect my Tweets. You will be prompted to select Cancel or Protect, select Protect.
Why You Should Avoid Twitter?
7 Reasons to Avoid Twitter
- Trolling and hate speech. We might as well start with one of the biggest problems on social media. …
- Spam & Fake Accounts. …
- Fake News. …
- Poor Visibility and Shouting Into the Void. …
- Addictiveness and Tunnel Vision. …
- Privacy. …
- Deplatforming.
Can you limit who sees your tweets?
In Twitter settings in the app or on the web, head to Privacy and safety and then Protect your Tweets. From the Instagram settings screen in the app or on the web, select Privacy and Security then Private Account. There is an exception to this public or private choice on Instagram.
Does Twitter own your tweets?
You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services. What’s yours is yours — you own your Content (and your incorporated audio, photos and videos are considered part of the Content).
How do you see private tweets in 2020?
There’s no way to access a Twitter user’s protected tweets without their permission, so if you want to view protected tweets you’ll need to follow the user and wait for them to approve your follow request.
Can someone tell if you stalk them on Twitter?
Simply put, no. There is no way for a Twitter user to know exactly who views their Twitter or specific tweets; there’s no Twitter search for that kind of thing. The only way to know for sure if someone has seen your Twitter page or posts is through direct engagement — a reply, a favorite, or a retweet.
Are replies to private tweets public?
If your Tweets are protected and you send a reply or mention, only those you’ve approved to view your Tweets will ever be able to see them. If you want to send Tweets such as mentions or replies to people who are not following you, unprotect your Tweets to make them public.
Can someone see my tweets if they don’t follow me?
It really depends on the access restrictions on your tweets. If your account is public (as is by default), anyone can see your tweets, irrespective of whether they are following you.
What can replace Twitter?
Twitter Alternatives & Competitors
- Facebook.
- Pinterest.
- Snapchat.
- LinkedIn Premium.
- SlideShare.
- Instagram.
- Tumblr.
- Meetup Pro.
Is Twitter worth using?
If you know your audience is active there, it’s worthwhile for you to be on Twitter. And even if they aren’t, you might just want to be there for fun and use Twitter personally. Because yes, this is still a relevant platform. And no, Twitter is most certainly not dead.
What is an alternative to Twitter?
Mastodon is the decentralized alternative to Twitter. It consists of ‘Nodes’ called instances that are hosted in servers across the globe. Each instance has its own terms of service, privacy policy, and code of conduct.