Followers gone – don’t panic ;0)
It appears a bug has popped up on Twitter today. Apparently this bug “allows users to make anyone follow them“. I’m sure you can see how this could be a bit of an issue for Twitter and it’s loyal clan. Some of the details on this snafu are: “writing “[tweet] accept [username]” then the [username] immediately starts following you.”
Want to know more, check out some of these sources:
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100310/17-pct-twitter-users-havefollowers.htm
http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/05/10/does-this-twitter-bug-force-anyone-to-follow-you/
http://mashable.com/2010/05/10/twitter-follow-bug/
Lets hope those Twitter Follow stats bounce back soon!
