Elon Musk caps Twitter post views to combat web data scraping
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk caps Twitter post views to combat web data scraping

The Hindu  

Elon Musk said on Saturday Twitter is changing its policies that will directly affect the number of tweets users will be able to read in one day. As per Musk’s initial tweet, verified accounts would be limited to reading 6,000 posts per day, while unverified accounts would face a cap of 600 posts per day. New unverified accounts would have an even stricter limit of 300 posts per day. However, Musk later revised these limitations, raising the temporary reading threshold to 10,000 posts per day for verified users, 1,000 posts per day for unverified users, and 500 posts per day for new unverified users.

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Elon Musk: How the plan to throttle links on X is dumber than you think.
54 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk: How the plan to throttle links on X is dumber than you think.

Slate  

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter has had two dominant ideological hallmarks. Musk indeed fights with the mainstream press a lot, and he notoriously turned Twitter’s media relations email into a bot that responded to press inquiries with a poop emoji. Links to other sites are a critical feature of news on X, because news isn’t free to make and the …

Social media age ban inquiry flooded with 15,000 submissions after Elon Musk weighs in
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Social media age ban inquiry flooded with 15,000 submissions after Elon Musk weighs in

ABC  

A rushed inquiry into the government's proposed laws to ban children and young teenagers from social media has been inundated with about 15,000 submissions, despite having only been open for 24 hours. Musk questions government's motive Under Labor's plans, children younger than 16 will be barred from using social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and X. "The government's deal …

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Guardian newspaper has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s …

Elon Musk says X is fighting bots and spam, and the solution is: $1 subscriptions
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk says X is fighting bots and spam, and the solution is: $1 subscriptions

LA Times  

The social media platform formerly known as Twitter announced its “Not a Bot” program, saying $1 subscriptions were “the main solution” to bots. The social media platform formerly known as Twitter posted an announcement of the “Not a Bot” program Tuesday evening, saying it was being piloted in New Zealand and the Philippines. Twitter already offers paid subscriptions of $8 …

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price
1 year, 2 months ago

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price

LA Times  

It’s been nearly a year since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, and more than the average landlord, he’s made some changes to the storefront: replacing the social media platform’s cheerful winged mascot with an ominous “X,” stripping all but paying subscribers of verified status, and turning it from a frenetic crossroads of breaking news and opinion to a playground for falsehoods …

Musk's X Corp Pulls Down More Than 23 Lakh Accounts From The Platform In 'June-July': Report
1 year, 4 months ago

Musk's X Corp Pulls Down More Than 23 Lakh Accounts From The Platform In 'June-July': Report

ABP News  

Taking note of the accounts that promote non-consensual nudity and child sexual exploitation, tech billionaire Elon Musk's X Corp, formerly Twitter, has pulled down more than 23 lakh accounts from the platform in June-July in India, says a report by news agency IANS. The monthly India compliance report got delayed, which includes the details of complaints from users via the …

Elon Musk's X offers legal support for unfairly treated users
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk's X offers legal support for unfairly treated users

India TV News  

Tech billionaire, Elon Musk has made a new announcement regarding his social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, now called X. In a recent post on X, Musk stated that the platform would financially support individuals who have faced unfair treatment by their employers due to their posts or likes on the platform. This move comes as X continues to …

Twitter allows some tweets to be viewed without signing in
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter allows some tweets to be viewed without signing in

The Hindu  

Twitter has partially rolled back its limit that stopped non-logged in viewers from seeing tweets on the web version of the platform. While users needed to log in to view Twitter accounts, some tweets could be viewed without logging in. Twitter owner Elon Musk had said on July 1 that the move was a “temporary emergency measure,” claiming that so …

Twitter: What does Elon Musk’s ‘rate limit exceeded’ restriction mean
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter: What does Elon Musk’s ‘rate limit exceeded’ restriction mean

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Twitter users reported problems with the social media platform this weekend, …

Twitter claims new limits are to fight bots and bad actors
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter claims new limits are to fight bots and bad actors

The Hindu  

Twitter defends its decision to limit the number of tweets users are allowed to view on the platform. Twitter said it did not warn users about this in advance as it would have helped the bad actors to evade detection. While verified accounts can see several thousand tweets a day, unverified or newly verified accounts are limited to several hundred …

‘For a mission like Twitter…’: CEO Linda Yaccarino's first reaction to tweet-reading limit
1 year, 5 months ago

‘For a mission like Twitter…’: CEO Linda Yaccarino's first reaction to tweet-reading limit

Hindustan Times  

Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino on Tuesday reacted for the first time to the company’s new restrictions on tweet reading. Former CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday that users without the blue tick would now be able to view only 600 tweets daily. Ex-Twitter CEO Elon Musk, center, speaks with Linda Yaccarino, Defending the move, Yaccarino said that Twitter’s mission …

Twitter CEO stands firm on tweet reading rate limits: Know more
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter CEO stands firm on tweet reading rate limits: Know more

India TV News  

In a recent blog post, Twitter provided clarification regarding its decision to implement temporary rate limits on its micro-blogging platform. Yaccarino's tweet was her first public comment on the limits introduced by owner Elon Musk to address data scraping and system manipulation. Musk's announcement sparked criticism from millions of users worldwide, including in India, as the micro-blogging platform experienced a …

‘Rate limits’ and Twitter chaos: What exactly is Elon Musk doing?
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Rate limits’ and Twitter chaos: What exactly is Elon Musk doing?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter has been plunged into chaos in recent days, amid new “rate limits” …

Twitter users will need to be verified to use TweetDeck; Elon Musk's company sets deadline
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter users will need to be verified to use TweetDeck; Elon Musk's company sets deadline

Hindustan Times  

Social media giant Twitter on Tuesday announced that users will soon need to be verified to use TweetDeck. The problem occurred soon after Twitter CEO Elon Musk limited the number of tweets users can read in a day. All users can continue to access their saved searches & workflows via https://tweetdeck.twitter.com by selecting ‘Try the new TweetDeck’ in the bottom …

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere

Associated Press  

TikTok and Instagram users can scroll with abandon. But Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new curfews on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as a trendsetter. “By sending users elsewhere, Musk is killing the main proposition Twitter has had for advertisers …

Mastodon And BlueSky Get A Boost As Elon Musk's Twitter Imposes Post Reading Limits
1 year, 5 months ago

Mastodon And BlueSky Get A Boost As Elon Musk's Twitter Imposes Post Reading Limits

ABP News  

Twitter's German alternative Mastodon as well as BlueSky have gotten a big push in the wake of the new Twitter "mess" that was a result of Twitter boss Elon Musk's announcement to restrict the number of tweets for users on the platform they can see in a day. Musk, earlier on Sunday, temporarily enforced limits on post readings to prevent …

German alternative Mastodon gets boost from newly restricted Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

German alternative Mastodon gets boost from newly restricted Twitter

The Hindu  

Turmoil at Twitter following new limits to the amount of posts users can see appears to be driving a surge in activity at Mastodon, a German rival that prides itself on its decentralised, user-driven structure. On Saturday, Twitter boss Elon Musk announced new limits on the number of posts accounts can read in a day. Previously, he had expressed displeasure …

TweetDeck down? Users complain Twitter's reading limit affects the valuable tool
1 year, 5 months ago

TweetDeck down? Users complain Twitter's reading limit affects the valuable tool

Hindustan Times  

TweetDeck, a Twitter client used by many professionals to monitor several Twitter accounts concurrently, appears to have been affected by the social media platform's recently implemented reading limit restriction, which limits the number of tweets a user may view in a day. The official Twitter page of TweetDeck, which has the last post around a year ago, since then it …

Musk's Twitter rate limits could undermine new CEO, ad experts say
1 year, 5 months ago

Musk's Twitter rate limits could undermine new CEO, ad experts say

The Hindu  

Elon Musk's move to temporarily cap how many posts Twitter users can read on the social media site could undermine efforts by the company's new Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino to attract advertisers, marketing industry professionals said. Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would limit how many tweets per day various accounts can read, to discourage "extreme levels" of data scraping and …

Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day, Elon Musk announces
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day, Elon Musk announces

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Unverified accounts can only read 600 posts a day, with new unverified accounts limited to just 300 …

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere

LA Times  

Elon Musk has put new limits on Twitter, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as atrendsetter. But Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new limits on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and …

Elon Musk sparks meme fest online for setting reading limit on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk sparks meme fest online for setting reading limit on Twitter

India TV News  

Twitter chief Elon Musk recently made an announcement that the company will be fixing a daily limit on the number of posts users can read has sparked a meme fest on the social media platform. He also mentioned that under temporary limits, verified accounts are now limited to reading 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts 600 posts per day, and …

Twitter imposes daily limits on reading posts
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter imposes daily limits on reading posts

Deccan Chronicle  

San Francisco: Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the amount of tweets that most users can view each day restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform. Musk elaborated on the limits Saturday, saying unverified accounts will temporarily be restricted to reading 600 posts per day, while verified accounts …

Amid ‘RIP Twitter’ trend, Jack Dorsey reacts as Elon Musk limits tweet reading
1 year, 5 months ago

Amid ‘RIP Twitter’ trend, Jack Dorsey reacts as Elon Musk limits tweet reading

Hindustan Times  

Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and former CEO, reacted after Elon Musk announced on Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move meant to tamp down on the use of the site's data by artificial intelligence companies. Good for all, and critical to preserve the open internet.” Read 10,000 tweets a day …

Elon Musk changes 'Twitter Rate Limit': Know why you're limited to 1,000 tweets per day?
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk changes 'Twitter Rate Limit': Know why you're limited to 1,000 tweets per day?

India TV News  

In a series of tweets, Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, announced that the "rate limits" on the micro-blogging platform would soon increase. Currently, verified accounts can read up to 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts are limited to 600 posts per day, and new unverified accounts can only access 300 posts per day. However, in a subsequent update, Musk …

Twitter applies temporary reading limits amid ongoing problems with platform
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter applies temporary reading limits amid ongoing problems with platform

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter has applied temporary reading limits to address “extreme levels” of data scraping …

Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform. In a Friday tweet, Musk described the new restrictions as a temporary measure that was taken because “we were getting data …

Elon Musk limits number of posts Twitter users can read each day
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk limits number of posts Twitter users can read each day

Hindustan Times  

Twitter on Saturday limited the number of posts users can read each day, with the move coming a day after the social media giant made it mandatory for people to log in to read tweets, or sign up with the microblogging platform to be able to do so. Elon Musk The limits, ‘temporary’ in nature, were announced by Elon Musk, …

Elon Musk’s Twitter announces read limits
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter announces read limits

The Hindu  

Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the site. Rate limits increasing soon to 8000 for verified, 800 for unverified & 400 for new unverified https://t.co/fuRcJLifTn — …

Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets

The Hindu  

Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that owner Elon Musk on Friday called a "temporary emergency measure". Musk has previously expressed displeasure at artificial intelligence firms like OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, using Twitter's data to train their large language models. In a letter addressed to Microsoft …

#TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

#TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter

CNN  

New York CNN — Thousands of Twitter users across several countries were unable to access the social media site, or faced difficulty and delays, Saturday. Musk changes policy Hours after users began reporting the problems, billionaire owner Elon Musk tweeted that the site had applied temporary limits “to address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation.” Verified accounts are …

‘Temporary measure’, says Elon Musk as Twitter makes logging in mandatory to view tweets
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Temporary measure’, says Elon Musk as Twitter makes logging in mandatory to view tweets

Hindustan Times  

In a sudden and unannounced update, Twitter has made it mandatory for people to log into their accounts to view tweets and user profiles. This also means that one must have an account on the microblogging website to view tweets, which, until now, could be seen without being logged in or having a profile on the social network. Users discovered …

Twitter Must Explain Why Hate Speech Is Prevalent On The Platform, Australian Commissioner Demands
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter Must Explain Why Hate Speech Is Prevalent On The Platform, Australian Commissioner Demands

ABP News  

An Australian cyber regulator has noticed that Twitter’s online hate has increased after the lifting of bans on approximately 62,000 Twitter accounts by owner Elon Musk. This move comes from eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, who is part of an ongoing campaign to hold Twitter accountable for its promise of free speech, made after Musk acquired the company for $44 …

Australia issues Elon Musk's Twitter with a 'please explain' notice over surge in online hate
1 year, 6 months ago

Australia issues Elon Musk's Twitter with a 'please explain' notice over surge in online hate

ABC  

Elon Musk's social media platform Twitter has been issued with a demand from Australian authorities for information on what it is doing to tackle online hate. Key points: Twitter will face fines of almost $700,000 every day that it does not comply with the demand for information on how it is tackling online hate Australia's eSafety Comissioner says there's been …

Elon Musk is talking about making Twitter even worse
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk is talking about making Twitter even worse

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gifting the human race an open …

Twitter to remove inactive accounts, says Elon Musk
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter to remove inactive accounts, says Elon Musk

Live Mint  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk Monday said the social media platform will remove those accounts that have been inactive for several years. “We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop,"Elon Musk tweeted. Earlier, the Twitter CEO "threatened" to reassign National Public Radio's Twitter account to another company, after …

Twitter followers may drop as Elon Musk set to remove inactive accounts
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter followers may drop as Elon Musk set to remove inactive accounts

Hindustan Times  

Social media platform Twitter Inc will remove accounts that have been inactive for several years, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet on Monday. Musk has made account verification a part of Twitter's Blue subscription, Musk added that users on the micro-blogging platform could see a drop in follower count. Earlier this month, Musk "threatened" to reassign National Public Radio's …

Twitter fulfilling more government censorship requests under Musk
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter fulfilling more government censorship requests under Musk

Al Jazeera  

Twitter has complied at least partially with 98.8 percent of takedown requests under Elon Musk’s ownership, data shows. Taipei, Taiwan – Twitter complied at least partially with almost every government request to take down content after Elon Musk, a self-described free speech absolutist, took over the platform, Twitter’s self-reported data shows. “As Twitter’s own previous reports and actions show, government …

Twitter monetisation: Elon Musk to charge 10% for content subscription
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter monetisation: Elon Musk to charge 10% for content subscription

Live Mint  

In a bid to diversify its revenue resources, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that the social media platform will start charging a 10% cut on content subscriptions after the first year. Elon Musk said that the company will not charge any cut for the first 12 months, but after the stipulated period, a 10% cut will be charged on the …

Twitter to allow publishers to charge users on a per article basis starting May
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter to allow publishers to charge users on a per article basis starting May

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on April 29 that the social media platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per article basis with one click, calling it a win for both the public and media organizations. The feature, to be rolled out in May, will enable users who do not "sign up for a monthly subscription …

Elon Musk earns over ₹80 lakh/month from Twitter. You can do it too! Know how
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk earns over ₹80 lakh/month from Twitter. You can do it too! Know how

Live Mint  

Billionaire Elon Musk recently revealed that he earns nearly ₹80 lakh per month from his 24,700 subscribers on Twitter. Twitter users can also make money like Musk does if they are able to offer quality content to subscribers. Twitter has been experimenting with different monetization strategies since it was acquired by Elon Musk last year, including charging for verification and …

'Monetising hate': Unease as misinformation swirls on Twitter
1 year, 8 months ago

'Monetising hate': Unease as misinformation swirls on Twitter

The Hindu  

When the iconic U.S. diaper company Huggies was swamped with false paedophilia allegations last month, the conspiracy was traced to a once-banned influencer reinstated to Twitter by Elon Musk. "Anecdotally, there's no doubt that the flood of toxic content from repeat offenders Elon has re-platformed is driving real-world harm," Jesse Lehrich, cofounder of the advocacy group Accountable Tech, told AFP. …

Explained | What went wrong between Twitter and Substack
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | What went wrong between Twitter and Substack

The Hindu  

The story so far: On 8 April, users of the digital newsletter platform Substack reported they could not like or retweet Twitter posts with Substack links. Meanwhile, users on Twitter complained that Substack links on Twitter were marked as possibly “unsafe.” Users also raised complaints that they struggled to like or retweet Twitter posts that had Substack links. Substack on …

Twitter users can now offer paid subscriptions, says Elon Musk
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter users can now offer paid subscriptions, says Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

Twitter-owner Elon Musk said on Thursday users of the social media platform will be able to offer their followers subscriptions to content, including long-form text and hours-long video. "That's 70% for subscriptions on iOS & Android and ~92% on web," Musk said in a tweet, adding Twitter will also help promote the creators' work and maximize earnings. Musk has been …

Twitter secretly boosts accounts of Elon Musk, US President Joe Biden and other VIP users
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter secretly boosts accounts of Elon Musk, US President Joe Biden and other VIP users

India Today  

Remember the time when your Twitter account was filled with tweets of Elon Musk? As per the latest findings of the managing editor of Platformer, Zoe Schiffer, Twitter secretly boosts accounts of certain notable figures including Musk, a Tesla focused account, US President Joe Biden among others. The high-profile list also includes LeBron James, YouTuber MrBeast, Twitter account Dril, and …

Twitter to increase tweet character limit to 10,000
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter to increase tweet character limit to 10,000

Hindustan Times  

Twitter's new boss Elon Musk on Monday said that the social media giant is working on the task to expand the tweet character limit to 10,000. However Musk did not clarify if the new feature would be available only to the Twitter Blue subscribers or will be open to non-paid users also. The announcement came a month after the microblogging …

Twitter extending tweet limit by 10,000 characters: Know-more
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter extending tweet limit by 10,000 characters: Know-more

India TV News  

Twitter has been working towards adding new features for enhanced security and better user experience and to keep the upgrade going, the new CEO- Elon Musk has stated that the platform will 'soon' let users have long format tweets'. The new update will enable the user to post anything within 10,000 characters. Several users have expressed their thoughts on Twitter …

Elon Musk says, soon you will be able to write essays on Twitter
1 year, 9 months ago

Elon Musk says, soon you will be able to write essays on Twitter

India Today  

It seems that Twitter users will be able to post very long tweets on this micro-blogging website. The company’s CEO, Elon Musk, has confirmed via his handle that the platform is working on letting people post tweets with 10,000 characters and that this feature will soon be rolled out to users. It is currently unknown whether the upcoming feature will …

Shadow banning of Musk's Twitter account : An ‘idiotic algorithm’ behind this
1 year, 9 months ago

Shadow banning of Musk's Twitter account : An ‘idiotic algorithm’ behind this

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has now revealed that an ‘idiotic algorithm’ of Twitter which shadow banned accounts based on number of blocks had caused his engagement taking a nosedive. Questioning Musk about account shadow banning, a user wrote on Twitter that a change has been introduced in the platform's algorithm to lower visibility of accounts that are blocked/muted by masses. Musk's decision …

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