Twitter slashes the number of users you can follow each day

In an attempt to cut down on bots and spam activity, Twitter is dramatically reducing the number of accounts it is possible to follow each day. The previous limit meant users could follow up to 1,000 new accounts on a daily basis, but this has been abused by spammers and bots to quickly grow their networks. The new limit is less than half of this -- just 400 -- and is an update to Twitter's policies against 'aggressive following or follower churn' and 'bulk or aggressive activity'. See also: Warning: Don't change your Twitter birthday to 2007 Twitter is testing… [Continue Reading]