The Quickest Ways to Get Unfollowed on Twitter

Trying to get your followers up? Be sure to avoid these rules.

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Anyone who's had Twitter longer than five days knows that unfollowing someone—particularly someone you know personally—can often unleash the fury of the unfollowed. This can come by way of a subtweet, a direct tweet calling you out, or a barrage of texts, emails, and in some cases, even phone calls asking the all-too important question: "Bitch, why did you unfollow me?" Well, allow me to explain. Because trust, you earned it.

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10. You Think You Can Explain The Circle of Life

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9. You Overshare

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8. You Tweet Insanely Disrespectful Political Beliefs

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7. You Brag Too Much

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6. You're A Thirst Trapper

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5. You Don't Tweet Enough

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4. You're A Troll

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3. You're An Overzealous Stan

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2. You Tweet Too Damn Much

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1. You're Catfishing

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