Elon Musk announces limit for how many posts users can read on Twitter

Twitter is limiting how many tweets per day various accounts can read, owner Elon Musk announced in a post on the social media platform. Key points: Twitter users will now be barred from viewing tweets if they go over their daily limit of tweets Owner Elon Musk says the move is to combat data scraping The platform previously announced it would require all users to log into an account in order to view tweets In a Friday tweet, Mr Musk described the new restrictions as a temporary measure that was taken because "we were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users". Previously, Twitter had announced it would require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that Musk on Friday called a "temporary emergency measure". The social media platform had previously taken a number of steps to win back advertisers who left Twitter under Mr Musk's ownership and to boost subscription revenue by making verification check marks a part of the Twitter Blue program.