Approving or denying follower requests

To approve or deny a follower request on the web

1. Sign in to your Twitter account.
2. Go to your profile.
3. Click on Followers.
4. Then click pending follower requests to view the people who have requested to follow you.
5. Click Accept or Decline.

To approve or deny a follower request in the Twitter app

Twitter for Android

1. In the top menu, you will either see a navigation menu icon  or your profile icon. Tap whichever icon you have.
2. Tap Follower requests.
3. You’ll see a list of all follower requests.
4. Tap the checkmark to approve the request, or tap the X to deny it.

Twitter for iOS

1. In the top menu, tap your profile icon.
2. Tap Follower requests.
3. You’ll see a list of all follower requests.
4. Tap the checkmark to approve the request, or tap the X to deny it.

Note: Approving follow requests can also be done on mobile.twitter.com.

If you don't see a follower request notification on your homepage

• You may have public Tweets. Protect your Tweets in order to control who follows you. You can do this by adjusting your Privacy and safety settings.
• Users with public Tweets do not have the option to approve followers. If you previously had protected Tweets, any pending follower requests will not be accepted automatically. Those users will need to follow you again.
• You may not have any follower requests. When there are zero requests, the notification message disappears completely from your homepage.
• If you received an email notifying you of a new follower pending approval, but do not see that request in your pending requests, it's likely that the user decided to cancel the request after sending it.

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