An old friend recently followed me on Twitter. He’s my friend, I went to follow him back. Uh oh. His Twitter feed is full of spammy weight loss messages, six in the last 24 hours.
My guess is he didn’t know he was sending out this stuff. He does now. It’s hidden in plain sight in a place most Twitter users won’t see!
It’s likely his account WASN’T hacked. Most compromised accounts have given the spammers permission without realizing it.
I sent him instructions to fix it. Here they are for you too!
- 1 – With a web browser (Mac, PC, Linux – no difference) go to www.Twitter.com and sign in.
- 2 – Click here. You’ll be taken to a list of the applications you’ve authorized to post to your account.
- 3 – Go through the list and “Revoke access” from any applications you don’t recognize or have stopped using.
- 4 – There is no step four. You’re done!
This fix is incredibly easy and can be done by even the most computerphobic tweeter without fear of screwing things up further.