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X announces significant restrictions to free accounts; 50 posts and 200 replies per day (htxt.co.za)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Direct Messages (daily): The limit is 500 messages sent per day.
  • Posts: 50 original posts and 200 replies per day for unverified accounts. The daily update limit is further broken down into smaller limits for semi-hourly intervals.
  • Changes to account email: 4 per hour.
  • Following (daily): The technical follow limit is 400 per day. Please note that this is a technical account limit only, and there are additional rules prohibiting aggressive following behavior.
  • Following (account-based): Once an account is following 5,000 other accounts, additional follow attempts are limited by account-specific ratios.
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[–] 15 points 5 months ago

The point is to make bot farms create thousands of new accounts, driving up user accounts so they can trick investors and advertisers into thinking they still have a viable business.

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