@TwitReport has, until today, auto-followed anyone who followed it,
for functionality of the app (basically, being able to get a DM with
some basic information about your new follower).

In the last few days apparently it ended up on some "list" of
auto-followers, and I saw about 50 new followers, about half of whom
sent some spammy bull-patty nonsense to me via DM in the guise of a
"Hey, thanks for the follow WANT TO MAKE MONEY" etc.

I don't think most of them were even using the service, they just
wanted to be able to get their message out by any means necessary.

So now @TwitReport doesn't auto-follow, and the usefulness is
decreased, all because some people have to piss all over everything by
turning it into some marketing tool.

For what it's worth.

TjL

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