Heard: account 'warm-up' services vs organic aging — the throttle risk

Heard: account 'warm-up' services vs organic aging — the throttle risk
Confirmed: new accounts get reduced reach and stricter spam thresholds until they build a trust history; that's standard anti-abuse.
Rumored: as of now, automated warm-up tools (scripted likes/follows to 'age' an account) often trip the exact behavioral flags they're meant to avoid, locking the account into a low-trust state.
Use which when:
— Organic warm-up: post 1-2x/day, reply genuinely, no automation, for the first few weeks
— Warm-up tool: basically never for a real account you care about
What it means for your reach: a new account's reach is on probation. Scripted activity doesn't shorten probation — it can extend it. Patience beats the tool here.