Today, I’m here to admit that I’ll never make predictions about Twitter again.
Recently, we shared news about how Musk – who stepped down but continues to work with Linda Yaccarino – implemented a limit on the number of tweets certain user groups can read in a day.
TL;DR:
- Newcomers get 400
- Unverified regulars can go up to 800
- Premium users can reach 8,000
From this, we can gather the following intriguing information:
- Premium users are finally getting their money’s worth
- No one has unlimited scrolling privileges
Now, unlike others who might imply that this decision is money-driven – which, without context, is an easy conclusion to draw – I’m here to share with you what I discovered in a post on Twitter’s blog (which I avidly follow).
To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits:
– Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day
– Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day
– New unverified accounts to 300/day— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 1, 2023
Ahem, “To ensure the authenticity of our user base, we must take extreme measures to remove spam and bots from our platform.” Why does this sound familiar? Anyway, “That’s why we temporarily limited usage so we could detect and eliminate bots and other bad actors that are harming the platform.”
So basically, this was the next step in the grand master plan? Well, I could have told you that much. But then again, I vowed not to make predictions about Twitter.
The blog post goes on to explain that since Twitter users often engage in online misconduct around 70% of the time, the company – led by Musk – decided not to announce these limitations.
The rationale behind this radical decision, once again, was “Shush, it’s part of the plan!” Twitter claims that if bad actors knew about the limitations, they would find a way to circumvent them.
Over the past few days, we’ve taken action to keep making Twitter a great place for everyone. And we want you to know why https://t.co/sJuhSbmmzN
— Twitter Business (@TwitterBusiness) July 4, 2023
So Twitter essentially postponed the problem by staying silent for a while? This was a very short period of time because, as mentioned earlier, Twitter users are often engaging in misconduct 70% of the time. Are we sure about this?
Of course, the company relies on advertisements to sustain itself. The blog addresses any concerns by stating that this limitation only affects a “minimal” number of users.
Let’s clarify: Twitter chose not to inform anyone about the limitations out of fear that they would be circumvented. However, everyone found out about them anyway (because they are limitations?), and these limitations are only impacting a very small percentage of users on the platform.
So, if that’s the case, why have the limitations at all?
Wait, did I just make another prediction? Oh, man…
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