Aggressive follow-churn is throttling your account

Aggressive follow-churn is throttling your account

JUST IN (Confirmed limits): rapid follow/unfollow cycling trips behavioral rate limits — even under the daily cap, the velocity pattern flags automation and can soft-throttle your whole account.

The failure mode: follow 400, unfollow non-followers in 48h, repeat. The algo reads a bot.

The fix:
— Keep follows under ~50/day and don't bulk-unfollow on a timer
— Follow accounts you actually engage with, so the action looks human
— If you're already throttled, go quiet on follows for a week to cool down

What it means for your reach: the growth hack from 2019 now caps your ceiling.