Why can't I accept peoples follow requests on twitter?

[JarOfHearts]

I have emails saying ppl have requested to follow me. Approve or deny but it won't do it! I am on my blackberry but i can change to normal site rather than mobile but it isn't working grr

[Misunderstoodpear712]

That is because of the following limits!

Technical Follow Limits

We do not limit the number of people who can follow you, but we have put limits on how many other accounts you can follow.

Every account can follow 2,000 users total. Once you’ve followed 2,000 users, there are limits to the number of additional users you can follow. This number is different for each account and is based on your ratio of followers to following; this ratio is not published. Follow limits cannot be lifted by Twitter and everyone is subject to follow limits, even high profile and API accounts.

In addition to this account-based limit, every Twitter account is technically unable to follow more than 1,000 users per day. Please note that this is just a technical limit to prevent egregious abuse from spam accounts. Accounts are also prohibited from aggressively following other users. Our Follow Limits and Best Practices Page has more information on Twitter’s following rules.

But I'm whitelisted!

Some API administrators have whitelist status so that their applications can function without hitting system limits for direct messages and API requests per hour. Whitelisting does not increase the follow limits and all accounts are subject to the same follow limits and rules.

If I hit a limit, what should I do?

If you've reached the account-based follow limit (after you've followed 2,000 users), you’ll need to wait until you have more followers before you can follow additional users. Follow limits are system-wide and Support cannot remove or adjust your follow limits.

If you want to just follow a few more accounts and are unable because of your account-based follow limit, you can unfollow a few accounts you're currently following. Please note, however, that regularly following and unfollowing lots of accounts is a violation of the Twitter Rules and can result in account suspension.

Good luck!