dani
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Do you understand your account’s privacy settings?

I ask this because a lot of the comments re: followers seem to indicate that people believe that followers have special access.

You’re wrong and let me tell you why.
10:14 PM - Nov 17, 2023 (Edited)
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dani
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thread 2/7
First up in privacy settings is Messages. You have the choice of allowing direct messages from

1. Everyone
2. People you follow
3. No one.

Note that followers is not at option.
10:14 PM - Nov 17, 2023
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thread 3/7
Next up is Enhanced security which determines who can reply to you.

1. C Bot Sentinel accounts
2. D Bot Sentinel accounts
3. Account less than X days old
4. Accounts with fewer than X followers
5. Accounts set to private

Note: Following you not mentioned
10:16 PM - Nov 17, 2023 (Edited)
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thread 4/7
Then comes Account Privacy

Who can see my profile and spouts?

1. Everyone
2. My followers

This is the only one that involves followers.
10:18 PM - Nov 17, 2023
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thread 5/7
Beyond that, on individual spouts, you can decide who can reply to you.

1. Everyone
2. People mentioned
3. People you follow

So unless your account is set to private, people can respond based on your selection. The default is everyone. Followers are not mentioned.
10:23 PM - Nov 17, 2023 (Edited)
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dani
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thread 6/7
Even if you limit replies, if someone can see your spout, they can quote-spout it.
10:24 PM - Nov 17, 2023
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thread 7/7
So my question to you is why are you blocking new followers, given the above info?

If your account is on private, this doesn’t apply. That’s the only way to lock down your account.
10:27 PM - Nov 17, 2023
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Karen Dykstra
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In response to dani.
Boy, widening my aperture today. So you’re not worried about trolls following you by leaving off approved users only controls under Account Privacy Settings?
03:05 PM - Jan 05, 2024
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The Harlander ✅
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In response to dani.
I’d like to nominate this thread of @danismashingit for the Explainer Thread “Spoutie” award at our yearly Spoutible “Spoutie” awards banquet.
01:46 PM - Nov 18, 2023
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Fern Lovebond (they/them)
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In response to dani.
I love a good TED talk :-)

Thanks for such a clear explanation for everyone. Many people will never bother to read the help files, but this kind of thread offers another way to learn the same information. Respect.
11:26 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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dani
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In response to Fern Lovebond (they/them).
Thanks 🙂
11:31 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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jocelynjtweet
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In response to dani.
If followers are not included in privacy, then why do we have the ability to accept/reject follow requests? This seems counterintuitive to me. Not trying to be a pain, just seeking understanding. (I’m not talking about blocking, which for me is a drastic step)
08:45 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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dani
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In response to jocelynjtweet.
Unless I’m missing something, it only comes into play if your account is private by default, or if you occasionally put it on private. If your account is public, it serves no purpose. Who you are following is more relevant in terms of settings.

You’re not a pain 🙂
08:52 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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Isa-Lee Wolf
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In response to dani.
I think people are still in Twitter defensive mode, where accounts that look like trolls or bots follow to harass, usually with big networks.

They specifically target marginalized groups and flood with bigotry and abuse and once it starts it lasts days.

So at this point avoiding that is reflex.
07:55 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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dani
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In response to Isa-Lee Wolf.
I think that’s true.
08:28 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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Bev Turner
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In response to dani.
Good thread, again, Dani. The only lock I have is for my DM.
07:51 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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dani
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In response to Bev Turner.
Same 🙂
08:27 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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Cyndi Brown she/her
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In response to dani.
Better than the selections on xitter. Tears came to my eyes when I saw this. Lost too many friends to gang reporting there, when they were only providing informational tweets on bots and trolls.
Spoutible Forever!
07:40 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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Derek Croucher
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In response to dani.
But I keep seeing a Canadian guy starting fights.
07:39 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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dani
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In response to Derek Croucher.
He needs to be removed 😉
08:26 AM - Nov 18, 2023
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AprilG Xn+2 = Xn+1 + Xn
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In response to dani.
I might be just a little bit in love with you for this thread.
10:45 PM - Nov 17, 2023
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dani
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In response to AprilG Xn+2 = Xn+1 + Xn.
Thank you ❤️ based on some of the comments I saw it seemed necessary.
10:52 PM - Nov 17, 2023
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Jay Carpenter🎸🎶
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In response to dani.
Dani you are more gracious than I.
Bravo👏👏
10:32 PM - Nov 17, 2023
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