Thread by @23rdspiral

Hey, many #FBPE people seem to have been targeted by odd Twitter activity lately.

I’ve been following it and replying to many questions. I'm not claiming to know everything, but here's what I've learnt, all in one Thread. It might help those feeling attacked.
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A. If you can’t post/repost/ it’s probably twitter doing admin, it’ll last a few hours. You might have been followed by a lot of bots.

B. If you have lost all followers (so no one sees you), it’s a soft ban restriction. They are still there but hiding. Causes seem to be:
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.. following back a lot in a short time, following back lots that have been flagged as bots, and being targeted & reported as suspicious/bot/troll. You will need to take a Captcha test to get back in. Help prevent it by verifying your account, checking out people you follow &
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..reporting & blocking obvious bots who follow you.

C. If you just missing a significant number of followers that will be a mix of bots that have been removed and people in situation B above who are restricted but they will reappear...
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D. If you have followers & can post but no one interacts it might be a shadowban: Twitter doesn’t show your posts to anyone for a while. That’s after swearing or being reported for hateful content (even maliciously) etc. You can check for this at
shadowban.eu
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PS.
Check:
Settings
>Private = only interact with people you approve
>Notifications>Advanced: only notifies of interactions with others who have more than a few followers/verified their email/phone. Its safest but very limiting if you havent too many followers when turning it on.