@NatureMC
I follow a bunch of different accounts, but only have notifications of posts for those that don't overwhelm me. I tend to only look at my "notifications" tab regularly, and then just "rapid scroll" through (past?) the rest of the followed accounts if I have time.
If there was a bot that provided useful info, and not in overwhelming quantities, I'd probably follow it. I'll have to look at "newsmast" to see what it's for... Curation of topics might be better than following a topic hashtag if it's done well.
I'm (probably) ADHD-lite, and can't stop looking at interesting things, so I try to be selective in who I follow (and listen to ;-), or I'll never get to the books that I actually want to read!
I take each as it comes. Some appear nefarious -- insta-block. Others, though, explain in the bio who's running the account (or created the bot). If it's a person I can reasonably conclude is well-intended, then I don't block.
Caveat: it takes a bit of time to track it all down for assessment. If I don't have the time, I default block. I've learned what may be not the best lesson on bigger platforms ... err on the side of assuming mal-intent.
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