Striking a Balance: Elon Musk's Attempt to Address Data Extraction and Manipulation Issues
Twitter, the popular social media platform, has introduced a new rule that imposes limits on the number of tweets users can view each day. This initiative, spearheaded by Elon Musk, aims to tackle the severe problem of data extraction and system manipulation plaguing the platform.
Under this new rule, users who subscribe to premium accounts will enjoy certain benefits and a higher daily tweet limit compared to non-subscribers. Following a series of reported network glitches on the morning of July 1st, Musk confirmed that Twitter accounts will now have daily limits on the number of tweets they can view. The following limits have been implemented:
New unverified accounts can view up to 300 posts per day.
Existing unverified accounts can view up to 600 posts per day.
Verified accounts are limited to reading 6,000 posts per day.
As is often the case with such announcements on Twitter, the reasons behind these specific limits remain unclear. The duration of this measure has not been specified, although Musk did mention that these are temporary limits.
As part of these new rules, unregistered users are completely blocked from accessing any content on Twitter. This means that if someone shares a tweet with you privately and you do not have an account on the platform, you will be unable to view the content.
The blockage was confirmed by Elon Musk himself on the afternoon of June 30th. In a tweet, he expressed concern over hundreds of organizations aggressively extracting data from Twitter, which was negatively impacting the real user experience. This series of authoritarian decisions on Twitter has paved the way for other social media platforms to offer alternative services. While some platforms have gained popularity over the months, none have come close to dethroning the microblogging king.
After failed attempts by "Mastodon" and "Bluesky" to compete with Twitter, even "Meta" is preparing to test its luck by launching its own similar network. Leaked marketing information suggests that an Instagram-like section within the platform is under development, causing a sense of eerie familiarity.
Therefore, if you wish to enjoy a similar service on Twitter, you must be prepared to pay a monthly fee.