Twitter Limits !

Follow Limits (I can't follow people)

https://support.twitter.com/articles/66885

Why can't I follow anyone?

You've probably hit a follow limit. 

Twitter has imposed reasonable limits to help prevent system strain and limit abuse. If you hit a technical limit, you'll see an error message when you try to follow.Note: you cannot follow a user who is blocking you. We do not limit the number of people who can follow you. 

What are the technical follow limits?

• Every account can follow 2,000 users total. Once you’ve followed 2,000 users, there are limits to the number of additional users you can follow. This number is different for each account and is based on your ratio of followers to following; this ratio is not published. Follow limits cannot be lifted by Twitter and everyone is subject to limits, even high profile and API accounts.
• Every Twitter account is technically unable to follow more than 1,000 users per day, in addition to the account-based limits above. Please note that this is just a technical limit to prevent egregious abuse from spam accounts.
• Accounts are also prohibited from aggressively following other users. Our Follow Limits and Best Practices Page has more information on Twitter’s following rules.

What if I'm "whitelisted"?

Some API administrators have whitelist status so that their applications can function without hitting system limits for direct messages and API requests per hour. Whitelisting does not increase the follow limits and all accounts are subject to the same follow limits and rules. You can find information on our current Update, DM, and API Requests on this About Twitter Limits help page.

If I hit a limit, what should I do?

If you've reached the account-based follow limit (2,000 users), you’ll need to wait until you yourself have more followers before you can follow additional users. Follow limits are system-wide; Support cannot remove or adjust your follow limits.

To follow one or two additional users, unfollow a few accounts you're currently following. Please note, however, that regularly following and unfollowing many accounts is a violation of theTwitter Rules and can result in account suspension.

Why does Twitter have follow limits? For spammers?

Hitting a follow limit doesn't mean we think you’re a spammer. These limits help us improve site performance and reliability and help us make Twitter a nice place for everyone. We’ve included a more in-depth discussion of why we have follow limits on the Follow Limits and Best Practices Page.

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