When your Twitter profile starts growing, it feels great, the follower count rises, engagement picks up, and your audience begins to form. But then, something feels off. You notice random accounts following you: no profile picture, strange usernames, weird bios, or spammy replies.
Yes, those are fake followers.
They look harmless at first, but they’re one of the biggest problems you can have on Twitter. So the real question is, should you block fake followers?
After dealing with thousands of them myself, I can confidently say: yes, you should. And here’s why.
Arif Akdogan
What Are Fake Followers?
Fake followers are accounts that look like real people but aren’t.
They might be automated bots, inactive accounts, or spam profiles made to promote something — from crypto scams to adult content.
Here are the common types:
🔵 Bot accounts: These are automated profiles that post repetitive content or links.
🔵 Inactive users: Created years ago, no tweets, no engagement — just digital ghosts.
🔵 Spam or promotional profiles: They post gambling, giveaway, or NSFW content, often tagging random users.
You don’t even have to buy followers to get them. Bots automatically follow active accounts to look “real” themselves. So even genuine users end up with hundreds of fake followers over time.
Why People Avoid Blocking Fake Followers
Most people hesitate to block fake followers because of a few common myths:
- “They make my account look bigger.”
- “They’re harmless; they don’t engage anyway.”
- “Blocking them might lower my reach.”
The truth? These are completely wrong. ❌
Fake followers don’t help your account — they silently kill it. They hurt your engagement, reduce your visibility, and can even make you look suspicious to Twitter’s algorithms or potential collaborators.
Why You Should Block Fake Followers
Here’s what happens when you leave fake followers unchecked:
1. Your engagement rate drops
Fake followers never like, reply, or retweet your posts. That means even if you have 10,000 followers, only a small percentage actually engage.
The algorithm sees this low engagement and assumes your content isn’t interesting so it stops showing your tweets to others.
2. Your credibility decreases
If someone looks at your follower list and sees hundreds of bots or spam accounts, they’ll think you’re inflating your numbers.
And if you’re a creator or business owner, that directly affects your reputation and partnerships.
3. You become a spam target
Fake followers often send unwanted DMs or post spam replies under your tweets “DM to collab,” “Earn $1000 a day,” “Check this NFT!”
Over time, it’s not just annoying, it’s harmful for your profile image.
4. You confuse Twitter’s algorithm
The algorithm doesn’t know who to serve your tweets to. It tries to show your content to your “audience,” but if that audience is 40% bots, your reach will always underperform.
So yes, you should block them.
Not remove. Not ignore.
Block them.
Why Removing Doesn’t Work
At first, I tried removing fake followers. But then I realized — removing isn’t a permanent fix.
When you remove a follower:
- They can follow you again the next day.
- They can still view, reply, or mention you in posts.
- Their spammy content might still circulate under your tweets.
Blocking is the only way to permanently disconnect. It stops them from refollowing, engaging, or messaging you. Once blocked, they disappear from your audience for good.
How to Identify Fake Followers
You can usually spot fake followers with a few quick checks:
➡️ No profile image or generic “egghead” avatar
➡️ Empty or irrelevant bios with suspicious links
➡️ Random usernames full of numbers or symbols
➡️ Following thousands of users but have very few followers
➡️ No tweets or identical promotional content
If you have thousands of followers, checking manually is impossible. That’s why I started using Circleboom Twitter to do it automatically.
How I Block Fake Followers Automatically with Circleboom
Manually blocking fake followers takes hours — and it’s easy to miss many.
Circleboom Twitter makes the process effortless and safe.
Why Circleboom?
✅ It’s an official partner of X, meaning every action it performs is fully API-compliant and risk-free.
✅ It analyzes your followers automatically and identifies fake, bot, or spammy accounts.
✅ It lets you select all of them at once and block them with a single click.
✅ And with its Twitter (X) Mass Blocker Extension, Circleboom can automatically block every selected accountinstead of you doing it manually.
It’s by far the fastest and safest way to clean your audience.
How to Block Fake Followers with Circleboom (Step by Step)
Here’s how I did it:
Step #1: Go to your Circleboom Twitter dashboard.
If you don’t have an account yet, sign up — it only takes a minute.
Step #2: From the left-hand menu, hover over “Followers.”
Then, click on “Fake/Bot Followers.”
Step #3: Circleboom will automatically analyze your followers and list the ones that look fake, bot, or spammy.
You can also use additional filters to narrow down your results — for example, filter by activity level, profile image, verification, or language.
Step #4:After reviewing the list, select the accounts you want to block.
You can choose some or all of them, then click “Add to Mass Block List.”
Step #5: A pop-up window will appear, asking you to download Circleboom’s Twitter Mass Block Extension.
If you haven’t installed it yet, click “click here” to get it.
If it’s already installed, just click “Add to Mass Block List.”
Step #6: You’ll be redirected to the Chrome Web Store.
Click “Add to Chrome” to install the extension.
After that, you can start mass blocking, process will continue automatically.
The Results After Blocking Fake Followers
After I blocked hundreds of fake followers, here’s what changed:
- My engagement rate increased — real people started seeing and interacting with my posts again.
- My DMs stopped flooding with spam messages and shady links.
- My timeline became healthier — filled with genuine interactions instead of bots.
- My profile credibility improved — now when someone checks my account, it looks authentic and organic.
Even brands and collaborators notice when your followers are real.
It builds trust and shows you care about quality, not just numbers.
Tips to Keep Fake Followers Away
Once you clean your account, here’s how to stay protected:
- Be selective with who you follow back.
If someone looks suspicious, check their profile before following. - Avoid engagement bait.
Posts that promise “follow back” or “RT for RT” attract spam accounts. - Mute common spam keywords.
Terms like “airdrop,” “casino,” or “giveaway” often bring bots to your replies. - Re-run Circleboom’s analysis monthly.
Fake accounts appear continuously — a monthly cleanup keeps your profile healthy. - Don’t interact with obvious bots.
Liking or replying signals to the algorithm that their content matters.
Final Thoughts
Fake followers might boost your follower count, but they ruin everything that truly matters — engagement, credibility, and authenticity.
If you care about your online reputation, blocking them isn’t optional — it’s essential.
Manually blocking them is exhausting, but Circleboom Twitter makes it effortless.
It automatically detects fake followers, lets you block them all at once, and keeps your account completely safe thanks to its official X partnership.
With just a few clicks, you can remove every bot, spammer, and fake follower — and finally grow with a real audience that cares about what you share.
So yes, you should block fake followers — and with Circleboom, you can do it smarter, faster, and safely.
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