It used to be a mark of shame – the embarrassment of being caught out falling for the Free iPad offer, or the vanity of thinking someone would write a blog about you, let alone a bad blog.
However these spam tweets are becoming so prevalent, the embarrassment has gone but the annoyance factor is growing.
I’ve started a list below of the tweets with links you should avoid clicking on – please send any other examples and I’ll update the list. These links create a spam cascade: You click the link which sends the message on to your followers. Some of them click the link and it’s sent on again. And so on.
How to revoke a Twitter App's access. Click for a larger image
If you have suddenly found that your followers have been sent a DM from your account without your knowledge it can be because someone has your login or, by clicking on a link, you’ve mistakenly authorised an app which is sending these tweets out from your account. So here are the two things you should do now if you’re in that position:
Change your password. Now.
Check to see if there is a Twitter app sending these tweets from your account, and block it: Go to Twitter.com > Log In > Go to your profile > Edit profile > Applications > then revoke access to anything dodgy or spammy or you don’t recognise as having authorised.
Here’s the list of tweets to avoid – and if you receive one of them, please direct the sender to this page so they can sort it out:
Someone said this real bad thing about you in a blog…
your guaranteed income of $3,000 to $8,000 a month from home
cheap viagra, cialis, levitra and many more discount drugs. no prescription.
Did you hear how i make money from home part-time? u should give it a shot here
is this you in this picture?
check out this blog, you’re in it…..
is this you in the video?
Let’s Get it on!
This really works! I found out who “stalks” my twiiter authorize app to try it go to
lmao…omg i am laughing so hard at this pic of me my friend found
#ACCT#