Fake followers for radio duo

Tim Burrowes

July 7, 2009 9:35

“It doesn’t take much to work out that Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O’s Twitter account has been boosted by a massive amount of fake and fraudulent followers. A cursory glance at the followers of Kyle and Jackie O confirms this.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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