Unable to follow new blogs

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  ahaana24 · Member · Oct 26, 2018 at 4:59 pm

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  It displays error message. Is there a limit to how many blogs I follow?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-zara · Staff · Oct 27, 2018 at 3:24 am

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  Hi there,

  Bulk following might be detected as a spam action on Reader. See the staff reply in another topic here.

  I have added a modlook tag for staff assistance to check if your account is blocked from following blogs on Reader.

  And since you’re subscribed to a paid plan on WordPress.com, you’re eligible to contact staff directly via live chat here.

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  feartheseeds · Member · Oct 27, 2018 at 3:50 am

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  @ahaana24: I’ve been having the same problem when using Firefox… if you’re using Firefox, try switching browsers. I don’t get the error message using Chrome.

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  staff-zara · Staff · Oct 27, 2018 at 3:55 am

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  @feartheseeds, thanks for sharing that. :)

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  fstat · Staff · Oct 27, 2018 at 8:04 am

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  Hi there,

  staff-zara is right. By following too many blogs at once you’ve triggered our measures to prevent bulk-following of WordPress.com blogs through automated processes (such as bots), and that causes your account to be blocked from following more blogs.

  I have re-enabled the following for your account. In the future don’t follow too many blogs at once as it will disable your following ability again.