Some Twitter users unable to post as platform hit by glitch

Thousands of users faced glitches in posting, receiving messages that they had exceeded a daily limit of tweets. Thousands of Twitter users complained on Wednesday they were unable to post messages, following which they were told that they had exceeded a daily limit of tweets. Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk tweeted early on Thursday that there were multiple “internal and external issues with the app simultaneously”, adding that the service should be back on track later that night. Twitter Blue subscribers can now post tweets of up to 4,000 characters, far beyond the 280-character limit imposed on non-paying users, the tech firm said. “We know longer Tweets could mean a lot of scrolling, so they’ll be capped at 280 characters on your timeline and you’ll see a ‘Show more’ prompt to click and read the whole Tweet.” Musk slashed Twitter’s workforce late last year after he became the owner of the San Francisco-based company, raising concerns about having enough engineering talent on hand to keep the platform running smoothly.