Can you tell me what changed in terms of anti-spam since I did twitter actively up to around early 2021?

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I used to bot twitter a lot ran usually around 50 accounts, went up to perhaps 100 or so, but 20-40 was my sweet spot for being manageable and give a decent return on time investment.

I stopped before the Musk takeover.

Since then I have just done little browsing on there, had a single account for that and still got it locked and couldn't get back in just because I forgot the email or whatnot.

Just with that casual use I didn't notice anything drastic that changed in terms of the anti-spam stuff but I was not going hard like I used to such that I would notice changes more easily over a larger data sample.

So any changes of note or is it still the same stuff under the hood?

I would not plan to bot nowadays, just have a single manual posting account probably. At least until I got used to it again.
 
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If you're only running one manual acc, it's much less of headache. Just avoid acting too aggressively at the start and you should be fine.
 
The biggest change is that reach gets throttled faster than accounts get banned. Manual, consistent posting works fine, but sudden promotional behavior seems to get picked up much more easily now.
 
A lot of platforms have shifted toward stricter behavior checks over time activity patterns that once looked normal can now trigger more attention than before.
 
slopppyfart said:
I used to bot twitter a lot ran usually around 50 accounts, went up to perhaps 100 or so, but 20-40 was my sweet spot for being manageable and give a decent return on time investment.

I stopped before the Musk takeover.

Since then I have just done little browsing on there, had a single account for that and still got it locked and couldn't get back in just because I forgot the email or whatnot.

Just with that casual use I didn't notice anything drastic that changed in terms of the anti-spam stuff but I was not going hard like I used to such that I would notice changes more easily over a larger data sample.

So any changes of note or is it still the same stuff under the hood?

I would not plan to bot nowadays, just have a single manual posting account probably. At least until I got used to it again.
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What worked years ago doesnt always work now even small changes in how you use the account can make a difference.
 
slopppyfart said:
I used to bot twitter a lot ran usually around 50 accounts, went up to perhaps 100 or so, but 20-40 was my sweet spot for being manageable and give a decent return on time investment.

I stopped before the Musk takeover.

Since then I have just done little browsing on there, had a single account for that and still got it locked and couldn't get back in just because I forgot the email or whatnot.

Just with that casual use I didn't notice anything drastic that changed in terms of the anti-spam stuff but I was not going hard like I used to such that I would notice changes more easily over a larger data sample.

So any changes of note or is it still the same stuff under the hood?

I would not plan to bot nowadays, just have a single manual posting account probably. At least until I got used to it again.
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If you use only 1 account manually not much has changed. If you try automation though X, is pretty strict and can get your accounts banned fast.
 
If you're only planning to use one manual account, the biggest changes are stricter automated detection, more aggressive account verification, and greater emphasis on authentic engagement. X now relies more heavily on behavioral signals than it did in 2021, so normal, consistent activity is generally more reliable than trying to optimize around anti-spam systems. For a single account, focus on quality posts, meaningful replies, and gradual growth rather than worrying about the platform's spam detection.
 
behavior signals + account reputation
even casual use can trigger locks now if the account setup looks “off”
 
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