I'm writing this because something has become an annoyance, and I cannot explain it in 140 characters or less...
On occasion, I have heard from people on Twitter who ask things like: "
Why are you following me?" -- or even more concerning: "
Why are you following my son/daughter?"
First, I am following close to 7,000 people on Twitter, so trust me when I tell you I'm not hanging on your every word. By following a lot of people (and skimming tweets), I am able to get a sense for the general mood at any given moment.
If I'm following you, it's probably because you followed me first -- or because you are following (
or being followed by) someone whom I know or, at least, find interesting.
If parents don't want their children to be followed, they might want to consider not allow them on Twitter.
Also, if you do not want people following you -- it is very easy to protect your updates so that nobody can follow you unless you
approve them. Just do THAT, for crying out loud!
Lastly, you can block followers if you don't want them following you (most people LOVE followers -- that's why they tweet).
In any event, I've seen this a few times and am not sure why folks who do not want to be followed don't simply protect their updates...
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