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Twitter nuisance

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  • 15-05-2017 8:39pm
    #1
    tony glenn
    Registered Users Posts: 609 ✭✭✭


    I signed up to Twitter a few months back, just to see what it was and what it did. I've found it's of no interest to me, so how do I stop it?
    And while it's still on my phone, why does it send me random tweets.... sometimes from websites I've browsed? I assume it's not just coincidence, so what's the link?


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    #2
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Deactivating your account
    https://support.twitter.com/articles/15358

    Are you actively following the websites? It could be just spam.


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    tony glenn
    Registered Users Posts: 609 ✭✭✭tony glenn


    biko wrote: »
    Deactivating your account
    https://support.twitter.com/articles/15358

    Are you actively following the websites? It could be just spam.

    No, may have gone into them a few times while surfing, but didn't interact in any way, had a browse then moved on. Next day, a tweet from the site with a 'news' update?


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    mahamageehad
    Registered Users Posts: 4,673 ✭✭✭mahamageehad


    tony glenn wrote: »
    No, may have gone into them a few times while surfing, but didn't interact in any way, had a browse then moved on. Next day, a tweet from the site with a 'news' update?

    It's likely just ads based on your cookies. If you don't want to deactivate your Twitter account as Biko suggested above, consider turning off all notifications. If you're not sure how to, I can tell you. I've noticed recently that they've started emailing me those silly "tweets you may be interested in" type emails again.


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    #5
    tony glenn
    Registered Users Posts: 609 ✭✭✭tony glenn


    mahamageehad wrote: »
    It's likely just ads based on your cookies. If you don't want to deactivate your Twitter account as Biko suggested above, consider turning off all notifications. If you're not sure how to, I can tell you. I've noticed recently that they've started emailing me those silly "tweets you may be interested in" type emails again.

    I've unsubscribed and feel much better already lol!!


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