Fake Followers on Twitter

Rannoch · 23 Feb 2013 at 16:58

I have a client who has a decent business , he's on Twitter, recently, someone has been dumping fake followers on his account, I now it's not him buying followers

Is there a way to stop this?

Edrof · 23 Feb 2013 at 16:59

Out of interest, why are they bad?

Jokester · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:03

It looks bad for the business if they're seen to resort to buying fake follows presumably, even if it wasn't actually them that did it.

Rannoch · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:03

He has had many comments on his Twitter page about the fakes, not good.

http://fakers.statuspeople.com/

Mr^B · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:05

That's just the nature of twitter I'm afraid. Probably a competitor doing the fakes, then complaining about the fakes.

He needs a social media co-ordinator/administrator to manage the account full time if he's that worried about it.

Rannoch · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:10

Jokester said:
It looks bad for the business if they're seen to resort to buying fake follows presumably, even if it wasn't actually them that did it.

Exactly, I can see this happening more.

Rannoch · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:13

Mr^B said:
That's just the nature of twitter I'm afraid. Probably a competitor doing the fakes, then complaining about the fakes.

He needs a social media co-ordinator/administrator to manage the account full time if he's that worried about it.

That's what he thinks, last time they dumped 30,000 fakes oover a 24hr period, then another 5k later. Twitter didn't want to know, he now uses Manageflitter to remove them at the risk of being banned.

doofer · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:29

Mr^B said:
He needs a social media co-ordinator/administrator to manage the account full time if he's that worried about it.

Or just realise how completely pointless Twitter is and stop using it.

Fuzz · 23 Feb 2013 at 17:39

I take it you don't use twitter then Doofer?