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dewsgirl

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9. When I was hacked the first time, I went to sign in

Reply to Kirk Lover (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:11 PM

Feb 2018

And it wouldn't let me, it kept sending me in a circles when I was trying to contact them. When they responded within a couple hours, it was a generic statement that I needed to change my username and password, which I had done about 10 times. Then one of my followers sent me a message, asking if I unfollowed them, I was so glad my social media notifications go to my email, and I finally had an idea about whay was happening. The only thing that happened before is I was being followed by a flood of soft porn accounts, I don't follow anyone like that. Since then, I know to block and report each of them.

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My Twitter account just unfollowed 1,500 people [View all] dewsgirl Feb 2018 OP

Bots anyone with a number trail after a name and a cute woodsy picture Historic NY Feb 2018 #1

Since I was hacked last month I have been very careful about who follows me and who I follow, I've dewsgirl Feb 2018 #2

I tend to block a lots more accounts thna I follow.... Historic NY Feb 2018 #5

Might be a good time to bury your Twitter account 6 ft. under. democratisphere Feb 2018 #3

😢😢😢 dewsgirl Feb 2018 #4

What happened when you were hacked....what did they do? nt Kirk Lover Feb 2018 #6

When I was hacked the first time, I went to sign in dewsgirl Feb 2018 #9

Cut the cord with social media...it isn't safe BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #7

DU would be considered social media. lol bathroommonkey76 Feb 2018 #11

Yes, this is a Deep State organization BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #12

This site was important enough to hack last November bathroommonkey76 Feb 2018 #13

Their video is a classic... BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #14

I filmed a 3 min version for Twitter the day it happened. bathroommonkey76 Feb 2018 #15

Twitter is wrecking our democracy. Boycott it until they figure out how not to do that. Squinch Feb 2018 #8

You can go to this site to see which accounts unfollowed you bathroommonkey76 Feb 2018 #10

Thank you, useful tool. I didn't lose any followers, my account dewsgirl Feb 2018 #16