Geolocation Today has covered geolocation news up until this point, but we will also cover important social media warnings to keep you safe on your social networking sites.
There is currently a website that claims to notify you how many “fake” Twitter followers you have.
Here is the website (DO NOT AUTHORIZE IT).
After authorization, the website spits out a seemingly random number of “fake” followers and auto-tweets it to your Twitter account. It is very similar to the Twifficiency trick played earlier in the week.
While it is unknown if this app is malicious, it is recommended that you revoke access in case it is. In the event you’ve authorized the app, there are a few things you should do.
1. Delete the auto-tweet sent from your account.
This should be the first thing you do, as it will avoid the message staying out in the public feed for too long (where people can click through and do it for themselves).
2. Revoke access for the application through your “Connections” in the Settings navigation bar.
This will ensure that Twifakes cannot send any additional tweets from your account without your permission.
3. If you haven’t already, send a tweet to @spam on Twitter so this website can stop this trick.
Have you accidentally authorized #Twifakes to check your “fake” follower count? Let me know your experience in the comments. Also, please retweet the post so the message can get out regarding this website.
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