Should you remove bot followers on Twitter​?

by Fatih Kemal Oksuzoglu

My short answer to the question, "Should you remove bot followers on Twitter?", is a big YES.

If this answer satisfies you, start checking your bot followers with Circleboom now using the button below. If you'd like to learn more about why you should remove Twitter bot followers, keep on reading.

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Why should you remove bot Twitter followers?

Though it may seem like a drop in your follower count, it will be totally worth it because of the following reasons:

  • Maintaining credibility: A high number of bot Twitter followers can make your account look suspicious. Authentic engagement builds trust, especially if you’re a brand or influencer.
  • Improving analytics accuracy: Bot followers may skew metrics like follower growth, engagement rates, and impressions. Removing them ensures your analytics reflect interactions with real users.
  • Avoiding spam and unwanted content: Bots can flood your feed and DMs with spammy posts, irrelevant hashtags, or even phishing links. Removing them enhances your Twitter experience.

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Don't underestimate Twitter bots and call them harmless. Even if you don't click on the spammy links they're sending, even a single profile visit may cause them to keep following you. Here's the story of a friend of mine on this ⬇️

Bots keep following me on Twitter! What can I do?
Sometimes bot accounts on Twitter follow us without reason! They will damage your reputation on social media! The best way is to remove them in bulk!
Circleboom Blog - Social Media MarketingAltug Altug

I already gave the spoiler at the very beginning of this article. Still, I'd like to say one more time: If you're worried that it will take a lot of time to analyze Twitter followers for bots even before removing them, today is your lucky day.

Meet Circleboom's Twitter bot checker:

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How to remove bot followers on Twitter

For some people, it may be a bit easy to tell if an account is a Twitter bot or not. Here are some indicators:

  • They follow thousands of accounts with almost no followers in return, resulting in a very low follow ratio.
  • The handle is meaningless, usually formed of random numbers or letters.
  • Their join dates are quite recent, as they usually don't last long before being terminated.
  • They don't tweet, retweet, upload media, or even engage with anyone else's content.

Above is an example. Easy to see, right?

But what if you have dozens of them? Or maybe even hundreds? Sounds too time-consuming to go through all your followers and handpick them, right?

That was exactly why I mentioned Circleboom Twitter earlier. It allows you to view your bot followers with a single click on your dashboard.

Simply hover to the left menu and proceed with the "Fake / Bot Followers" button under the "Followers" tab.

Then, you'll see all those unwanted accounts listed before you.

Once you identify them, you can visit their profiles on Twitter to remove them there. At that point, you'll have two different ways to remove them:

Method 1: Directly remove them through your follower list or on their profile.

Method 2: Blocking or soft blocking them. The first method only works on the web version of X (Twitter). So, if you're using a mobile device, that's how you remove a follower on a phone.

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Soft blocking basically means blocking and unblocking a follower. As a result, that account will be stopped from following you. See more about it here

How to soft block someone on Twitter
If you wish to end a Twitter relationship in a more discreet way, you can check out the soft block on Twitter.
Circleboom Blog - Social Media MarketingZeynep Morelli

Long story short...

Should you remove bot followers on Twitter? Absolutely, to maintain credibility and improve your analytics.

How do you remove bot followers on Twitter? By using Circleboom to detect them and then purge them on Twitter.

Don't forget: A clean follower list leads to better engagement, improved trust, and a more genuine Twitter experience. Start removing bots today and see the difference.