If we are talking of abuse vectors, they should similarly be limiting access to followers and tweets by hashtags. Those are at a higher risk of abuse. I can loo

If we are talking of abuse vectors, they should similarly be limiting access to followers and tweets by hashtags. Those are at a higher risk of abuse. I can look up a hashtag or follower list and simply run a bot to selectively reply at those accounts. Rate limited as a bonus too. It is but poorly conceived if that is the reason.