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Updated December 3rd, 2021 at 11:28 IST

Twitter followers drop: Why are my Twitter followers dropping? All you need to know

Twitter followers of many have been on the drop since Thursday after the platform decided to get rid of bots as part of a regular clean-up exercise.

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Twitter followers for many users have been on the drop since yesterday and users have begun to complain about the same. Several Twitter users took to the platform, seeking answers from the company for the sudden drop in the number of their followers.  Notably, the drop, ranging from hundreds to thousands of users, is due to a clean-up exercise that is removing bots from the platform.

Why are my Twitter followers dropping?

Most social media platforms like Twitter perform clean-up exercises from time to time. During this, the platform deletes accounts of bots that have been a problem of modern-day social media platforms. Ranging from Instagram to Twitter, the thousands of bots accounts have been reported numerous times by users. The micro-blogging company, during such an exercise, asks accounts to re-confirm the details. Twitter then gets rid of accounts that fail to complete this small authentication step.

The removal of bots is by the platform to help prevent spam for users. A similar exercise was carried out earlier in June. Then, several personalities like actor Anupam Kher had tweeted about losing over 80,000 followers in a couple of days. The company’s technical support had then tweeted that the exercise was part of the platform’s move to safeguard the users from spam and any other security threats. While many users complained about the Twitter followers drop, several others made it a meme fest. This is the answer to "why are my Twitter followers dropping".

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Published December 3rd, 2021 at 11:28 IST

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