How to Accept Followers on Twitter

Last Updated: June 13, 2018

Twitter is one of the most popular social media websites today. What separates Twitter from its competitors is its tweet-and-follow style of sharing. Basically, you post a short, 280-character message called a tweet from your account, visible to those who follow you. If you’ve just started using Twitter, one of the first important stuff you need to learn is to how to accept your followers on Twitter.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Accepting Followers on Twitter on the Web

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Visit Twitter. Open a web browser on your computer and visit the Twitter website.
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Log into your account. Enter your username, or email address, and password on the text fields provided and click on “Log In” to sign into your account.
- If you don’t have a Twitter account yet, simply click the “Sign Up Now” link and enter your full name, email address, desired username for your Twitter account, and a password to instantly create an account.
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Check for follower requests. You’ll be directed immediately to your account’s home page after you signed in. If other people have requested to follow you, you’ll see a button on the left menu panel labeled “New Follower Requests.” Click this button to see the list of new follower requests sent to you.
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Accept followers. To accept new followers, simply click the “Accept” button on one of the requests displayed on the list. Once accepted, that follower can now get updates on new tweets you posts.
- If you want to reject a request, simply click “Decline” to delete the request from your Twitter account.
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Method 2

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Accepting Followers on Twitter Mobile App

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Open the Twitter mobile app. Tap the blue bird icon from the application screen of your smartphone or tablet to launch the application.
- The Twitter app is currently available for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry mobile devices.
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Log into your account. Enter your username or email address, and password on the text fields provided and tap the “Log In” button on the app’s welcome screen to sign into your account.
- If you don’t have a Twitter account yet, simply tap the “Sign Up Now” button on the lower part of the welcome screen, and enter your full name, email address, desired username for your Twitter account, and a password to instantly create an account.
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View your profile page. Tap the menu button on the upper right-hand corner of the app screen and tap your account name from the submenu to open your Twitter profile page.
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Check for follower requests. If other people have requested to follow you, you’ll see a button right below your account header labeled “Follower Requests.” Tap this button to see the list of new follower requests sent to you.
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Accept followers. Tap the checkmark button on one of the requests displayed on the list to accept a request. Once accepted, that follower can now get updates on new tweets you posts.
- If you want to reject a request, simply tap the “X” button to delete the request from your Twitter account.
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Community Q&A

Question

Is there a way to make this automatic?

Community Answer

Don't "protect" your tweets, and it will be automatic.
Question

When I accept a follower, they get a DM from me. I can't remember how I enabled it (but I remember writing the copy years ago), and now I want to disable it. How do I do that?

Diana Cuellar Arias

Community Answer

Go into the settings, and, either where you set your personal or messaging information, go in and check to see if you have an automatic message set to send to anyone who you mutually follow, and turn it off.