On your Settings page, go to Security and Privacy to view a wide range of options available. To enable protected Tweets and make your account private, tick Protect My Tweets. Check if your Tweets are now protected by navigating to your profile page. You should be able to see a little padlock icon next to your Twitter username, like so.
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Search this site on Google Search Google. Written by Rachel May Quin. Jul 2, PM. What happens when I protect my Tweets? When you protect your Tweets and make your Twitter account private, only your current followers will be able to see your Tweets. Accounts with protected Tweets require each user to request to follow. It is also recommended that you look over your follow requests. These will not be accepted automatically, you will have to go through them yourself.
Now you know how to protect tweets from your Twitter account. Remember, by default, when you begin your Twitter journey, your content is public and anyone can interact with you. With this step-by-step guide, it is a piece of cake. Your email address will not be published. Submit Comment. Leave this field empty. Like most websites, we use own and third party cookies for analytical purposes and to show you personalised advertising or based on your browsing habits. Generally, the information does not directly identify you, but can provide you with a more personalised web experience.
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They help us to know which pages are the most or least popular, and to see how many people visit the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. As I understand it, bots on Twitter are computer programs that automatically send you an message if your tweets include certain keywords. If spammers and bots see any advantage to being able to follow me, I want no part of that. The downside to protecting my tweets is that they are not findable by people who are searching Twitter.
My tweets also cannot be easily retweeted using the retweet button on Twitter. However, my tweets can be retweeted via standard copy and paste, which is fine by me. Several friends of mine have tried to convince me that by protecting my tweets I am being antisocial.
I see it as quite the opposite. By protecting my tweets I am fending off spammers and enhancing the Twitter experience for others. Every person who follows me is someone I have accepted as a follower. By and large, these tend to be quite thoughtful people working as librarians, educators, journalists, free and open-source software advocates and nonprofit change-makers.
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