X, formerly known as Twitter, has introduced new daily limits for unverified accounts as part of efforts to improve platform stability and reduce technical issues.
The company said the measures are intended to “alleviate some of the strain on the behind-the-scenes part of X and reduce downtime and error pages.”
According to information published on the platform’s website, the updated restrictions apply to posts, replies, direct messages, and following activity. The limits will be enforced across all devices and access points, including mobile applications, web browsers, APIs, and third-party services connected to X.
Under the revised rules, unverified accounts will be allowed to publish up to 50 original posts and 200 replies per day. X said the posting limit is also divided into smaller semi-hourly intervals to manage platform activity more effectively.
The company has capped direct messages at 500 per day. In addition, users can change their account email address up to four times per hour.
For following activity, X said accounts can follow up to 400 profiles per day. However, the platform noted that additional restrictions remain in place to prevent aggressive following behaviour.
The website further stated that accounts following more than 5,000 users would be subject to additional account-specific ratio limits before they can follow more accounts.
X also clarified that API requests generated through third-party applications are counted toward hourly API limits. Users accessing multiple third-party services may therefore reach the limit more quickly.
In cases where users exceed the prescribed limits, the platform will display an error notification informing them that the threshold has been reached.
“For limits that are time-based, such as Direct Messages, posts, account email changes and API requests, users will be able to try again once the specified time period has elapsed,” the company said on its website.
X added that the overall post limit of 2,400 updates per day is also divided into semi-hourly intervals, and users who hit the cap may need to wait several hours before posting again.
(With ANI inputs)
