https://kindafamo.us/blog/News from the timeline.enhttps://kindafamo.us/blog/is-15-minutes-a-day-enoughhttps://kindafamo.us/blog/is-15-minutes-a-day-enoughFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Nobody has proved that any reply routine produces a set number of followers. Here is what we know, what we don't, and why we still chose 15.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-algorithm-replieshttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-algorithm-repliesWed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000X publishes the code behind the For You feed. We read the part that scores replies so you don't have to.https://kindafamo.us/blog/695-copies-of-one-posthttps://kindafamo.us/blog/695-copies-of-one-postTue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000Same template, same week. A look at who won, who didn't, and what the numbers can and can't tell you.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-reply-bots-2026-timelinehttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-reply-bots-2026-timelineTue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000Five dates that changed how replies work on X (Twitter) this year, and what they mean if you type your own.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-reply-filter-hides-replieshttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-reply-filter-hides-repliesFri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000September 3, 2026: a look at one thread shows how hard the low-quality filter now bites, and who it catches by mistake.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-original-content-rewardshttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-original-content-rewardsSun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000August 8, 2026: X announces a new payout program for creators and retires the old one a month later.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-removes-42000-reply-botshttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-removes-42000-reply-botsSun, 26 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000July 25, 2026: the biggest single purge of automated repliers so far, and a count for the year.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-api-pay-per-usehttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-api-pay-per-useTue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000June 1, 2026: the older flat-rate API plans start moving to pay-per-use, and every tool that reads X gets a meter.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-suspends-ai-reply-accountshttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-suspends-ai-reply-accountsFri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000May 28, 2026: letting an AI reply on its own, as if it were you, becomes a suspension offence.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-api-follows-likes-removedhttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-api-follows-likes-removedFri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000April 16, 2026: X takes the last of the auto-engagement actions out of the affordable API tiers.https://kindafamo.us/blog/replies-that-arent-great-posthttps://kindafamo.us/blog/replies-that-arent-great-postWed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000A field guide to replying on X (Twitter) like a person someone might want to follow. Plus three replies to retire today.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-api-replies-restrictedhttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-api-replies-restrictedTue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000February 23, 2026: a tool can no longer drop a reply under a stranger's post for you.https://kindafamo.us/blog/x-bans-paid-to-post-appshttps://kindafamo.us/blog/x-bans-paid-to-post-appsFri, 16 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000January 15, 2026: paid-to-post apps lose their API access overnight, and the reply sections get a little quieter.