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What does the "Protect my updates" option really mean?
What does the option "Protect my updates" at the bottom of the page at http://twitter.com/account/settings actually mean?
If I check the check box next to that option, does it mean that other Twitter users cannot follow me without my approval?
If I check the check box next to that option, does it mean that other Twitter users cannot follow me without my approval?
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Inappropriate?It means only the people you explicitly approve will get to see your updates.
More specifically:
- people you haven't approved to follow you won't see any tweets when they visit your profile page
- you have to individually approve each person who requests to follow you, and you can only do this on Twitter's website
- you won't be able to use the Twitter badges since those display your tweets publicly
- people have to be authenticated (userid/password) before they can view your RSS feed
It also means (at least for now) that:
- when you choose to follow someone, they'll automatically get access to your tweets
- when you approve someone to follow you, you are also automatically following them back.
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Inappropriate?Thanks, got it.
