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Public vs protected accounts
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<h1>Public or protected (private)?<br /></h1>
<p>When you sign up for Twitter, you have the option of keeping your account public (the default account setting) or protecting the account to keep your updates private. Public accounts have profile pages that are visible to everyone, and anyone can follow public updates without approval from the account owner. </p>
<p>Protected accounts receive a follow request each time someone wants to follow them, and only approved followers are able to see the profile page. If the idea of strangers reading your Twitter updates makes you feel a little weird, try protecting your profile at first. You can always change your mind later. Please note: <span style="font-weight: bold; ">If your account is protected, we assume that you only want your followers to see your updates. @replies sent to people who aren't following you will not be seen. If you want to interact with everyone on Twitter, you should not protect your account.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<h1>Protecting your Twitter profile<br /></h1>
<p>Not everyone has to see your Twitter updates. Keep your Twitter updates private and approve your followers by protecting your profile. You can protect your profile in your <a href="http://twitter.com/account/settings">account settings</a> page. Protected account owners control who is able to follow them, and keep their updates away from the public eye. Private accounts can can always go public by un-checking the box in account settings. </p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><img src="/attachments/185563" border="0" alt="Twitter___Settings-2.jpg" /></p>
<p><strong>To protect your profile:</strong><br /> 1. Log in to Twitter<br /> 2. Click Settings<br /> 3. Scroll down and check the box next to "Protect my Updates"</p>
<p> 4. SAVE your changes.</p>
<p>When you navigate to your home page after protecting your profile, you'll see a notice reminding you that your profile is now protected.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<h1>If I'm public and I decide to protect my profile, what happens? <br /></h1>
<p>If you have a public account and you protect it, all updates <span style="font-weight: bold;">after </span>the time of protection will be protected. Your profile will only be visible to approved followers, and existing followers will not be affected. You don't have to approve existing followers, nor do you have to follow them. You can stop sending updates to these followers at any time by clicking "remove" in your followers page. After protecting your profile, people will have to request to follow you, and each follow request will need approval. You can allow people to follow you without following them back.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<h1>When someone requests to follow me, what happens?</h1>
<p>When someone who has requested to follow you visits your profile, they'll see a note saying "You've requested to follow this person. Remove?" until you have taken action on the follow request or the request has been canceled. Keep in mind that when you protect your profile, you:</p>
<ul>
<li> must approve all follow requests for people who want to receive your Twitter updates</li>
<li> exclude your information from Twitter search results</li>
<li> cannot share <a href="http://twitter.com/al3x/status/933225049">static page URLs</a> with non-followers</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>If I let someone follow me, do I have to follow back?</strong></p>
<p>No. You can allow someone to follow you without following them back. If you change your mind and want to revoke follow privileges, visit your followers page, and click the remove button.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<h1>Protected/Private Profiles & Search</h1>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #000000;">Please note that tweets from protected profiles will not appear in search results. People will still be able to find your account using the Find People search tool but only people you've approved to follow your account will be able to see your tweets. Also note that any tweets posted while your profile is private will remain private indefinitely, and tweets posted while your account is public will remain public indefinitely.</span></p>
<h1>Public or protected (private)?<br /></h1>
<p>When you sign up for Twitter, you have the option of keeping your account public (the default account setting) or protecting the account to keep your updates private. Public accounts have profile pages that are visible to everyone, and anyone can follow public updates without approval from the account owner. </p>
<p>Protected accounts receive a follow request each time someone wants to follow them, and only approved followers are able to see the profile page. If the idea of strangers reading your Twitter updates makes you feel a little weird, try protecting your profile at first. You can always change your mind later. Please note: <span style="font-weight: bold; ">If your account is protected, we assume that you only want your followers to see your updates. @replies sent to people who aren't following you will not be seen. If you want to interact with everyone on Twitter, you should not protect your account.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<h1>Protecting your Twitter profile<br /></h1>
<p>Not everyone has to see your Twitter updates. Keep your Twitter updates private and approve your followers by protecting your profile. You can protect your profile in your <a href="http://twitter.com/account/settings">account settings</a> page. Protected account owners control who is able to follow them, and keep their updates away from the public eye. Private accounts can can always go public by un-checking the box in account settings. </p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><img src="/attachments/185563" border="0" alt="Twitter___Settings-2.jpg" /></p>
<p><strong>To protect your profile:</strong><br /> 1. Log in to Twitter<br /> 2. Click Settings<br /> 3. Scroll down and check the box next to "Protect my Updates"</p>
<p> 4. SAVE your changes.</p>
<p>When you navigate to your home page after protecting your profile, you'll see a notice reminding you that your profile is now protected.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<h1>If I'm public and I decide to protect my profile, what happens? <br /></h1>
<p>If you have a public account and you protect it, all updates <span style="font-weight: bold;">after </span>the time of protection will be protected. Your profile will only be visible to approved followers, and existing followers will not be affected. You don't have to approve existing followers, nor do you have to follow them. You can stop sending updates to these followers at any time by clicking "remove" in your followers page. After protecting your profile, people will have to request to follow you, and each follow request will need approval. You can allow people to follow you without following them back.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<h1>When someone requests to follow me, what happens?</h1>
<p>When someone who has requested to follow you visits your profile, they'll see a note saying "You've requested to follow this person. Remove?" until you have taken action on the follow request or the request has been canceled. Keep in mind that when you protect your profile, you:</p>
<ul>
<li> must approve all follow requests for people who want to receive your Twitter updates</li>
<li> exclude your information from Twitter search results</li>
<li> cannot share <a href="http://twitter.com/al3x/status/933225049">static page URLs</a> with non-followers</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>If I let someone follow me, do I have to follow back?</strong></p>
<p>No. You can allow someone to follow you without following them back. If you change your mind and want to revoke follow privileges, visit your followers page, and click the remove button.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<h1>Protected/Private Profiles & Search</h1>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: #000000;">Please note that tweets from protected profiles will not appear in search results. People will still be able to find your account using the Find People search tool but only people you've approved to follow your account will be able to see your tweets. Also note that any tweets posted while your profile is private will remain private indefinitely, and tweets posted while your account is public will remain public indefinitely.</span></p>
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