When I click on 'twitter Michael Avenatti" I get that it's protected and I am "pending".

[triron]

Says to click on "Follow" button but there is none?

[bearsfootball516]

1. He had to make his Twitter private earlier today because of trolls.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. KGB assassins and bots and GOP assassins and no good FUCKERS attacked

his account

[jberryhill]

4. Really?

In what way?

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Do you think GRU bots attacked his twitter?

Do you believe the GRU and russian government assassinate people?

Do you believe the GOP is working with the Russians to steal elections?

[Tipperary]

7. You did not answer the question. Why not?

[pnwmom]

13. Avenatti said that he's being attacked because of his Kavanaugh case. n/t

[jberryhill]

8. Im simply asking what happened

Specifically what difference does it make if everyone can read your tweets, versus followers only?

Like, if you limit your tweets to followers only, then guns don’t work when pointed at you?

I guess I’m just not technically savvy enough to understand how limiting one’s tweets to followers provides protection against assasination, and was hoping someone here might explain how that works.

[Eliot Rosewater]

9. Glad you agree KGB, GRU and GOP bots and assassins are at work

in this world.

I will gladly respond to YOU, anytime.

[George II]

12. I think he got tired of nasty, vile tweets to him.

[jberryhill]

17. There is utterly no way that any media figure like Avenatti actually reads all Tweets to them

They would, literally, do nothing else all day long if they read them all.

[Tipperary]

15. I was curious too. Guess you asked the wrong person.

I am not on Twitter, so I have the same questions you have.

[George II]

10. He has a brief, innocuous explanation on twitter. I'm not surprised he isn't revealing exactly why.

[blaze]

14. I suspect this may have ignited things

Link to tweet

[manor321]

3. He set his account to be protected, for now

Don't worry, those of us who already follow him will see his tweets and let DU know of any news.

[George II]

11. Those who were already following him can still respond to him. I did earlier.

[Princess Turandot]

6. If you are 'pending' you must have sent in a follow request already...

The 'follow' button occupies the same location as the pending notice; it just switches to pending if you have clicked it but approval is needed.

There's nothing else for you to do but wait.

[Lucinda]

16. FWIW - You can still like and reply to his posts if you were already following, but

you can't retweet for now