<b>JUST IN: follower-to-following ratio is a soft trust signal, not a vanity stat</b>

<b>JUST IN: follower-to-following ratio is a soft trust signal, not a vanity stat</b>

<i>Rumored</i> — accounts that follow thousands while being followed by few get treated as lower-trust, which can reduce how far their content spreads beyond existing followers.

<i>Confirmed</i> — aggressive follow-then-unfollow patterns trip spam heuristics.

What it means for your reach
— Mass-following to grow can quietly cap your ceiling.
— Prune your following list if it ballooned during a growth push.
— Hits 'follow 100/day' growth tacticians; the math works against the algorithm.