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Twitter is removing locked accounts from your follower count
Your Twitter follower count might soon shrink. The microblogging service announced today that it will begin purging locked accounts from your follower count starting this week. "Most people will see a change of four followers or fewer; others with larger follower counts will experience a more significant drop," according to a blog post. But this week won't mark the end of the changes, with Twitter saying that follower accounts might change on a regular basis as "part of [its] ongoing work to proactively identify and challenge problematic accounts."
Google is using games to teach kids about online safety
With the rise of phishing, malware and fake news, it can be hard for adults, let alone children, to identify what's safe and what's not. Parents can teach internet best practices, but companies like Google want to share the load. With its new project, Be Internet Awesome, the search giant has created a new program that helps young people make "smart decisions online." It includes a clever online learning game for kids, a 48-page curriculum for teachers and schools, and a video series for parents to watch alongside their children.
