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Has Elon Musk Killed Twitter? New Rate Limit Leaves Users Fuming

Headline from Forbes, on the newest of 2 developments

Twitter has introduced a temporary limit to the number of posts its users can see daily to deter data scraping and manipulation, according to Musk

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Twitter to temporarily limit number of posts users view per day

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

  2. Newest

    Has Elon Musk Killed Twitter? New Rate Limit Leaves Users Fuming

    Headline from Forbes ·

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75 articles, oldest first.

  1. Variety

    Twitter Not Loading? Elon Musk Announces Readable Posts Limit (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    Twitter owner Elon Musk announce a temporary limit on the number of posts users can read -- unverified accounts get 600 per day.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Elon Musk applies temporary limits on reading Twitter posts – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Twitter owner Elon Musk announced new restrictions for verified and unverified users in a bid to address "data scraping & system manipulation."

  3. UPI

    Elon Musk imposes ‘temporary’ limits on number of tweets accounts can read (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Elon Musk, the controversial billionaire owner of Twitter, said Saturday that the social media giant has imposed "temporary" limits on the number of tweets accounts can read.

  4. News West 9

    Twitter users run into service issues after Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading tweets (opens News West 9)

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    News West 9's feed description

    Musk said verified users will be able to read several thousand posts a day — ten times the limit for unverified users.

  5. Politico

    Musk limits number of posts Twitter users can view per day (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Before Musk unveiled Twitter’s new policy, users were met with a message reading “rate limit exceeded,” when trying to view content.

  6. Forbes

    Elon Musk Limits Number Of Posts Twitter Users Can Read Per Day (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Elon Musk announced new limits on the number of posts Twitter users will be able to read each day in an effort to fight what he calls “extreme levels of data scraping."

  7. Salon

    Elon Musk sets temporary user limitations on Twitter, making it even less usable (opens Salon)

    Published

    Salon's feed description

    Getting notifications of "rate limit exceeded?" This is why

  8. Newsweek

    Elon Musk places "temporary limits" on unverified Twitter accounts (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Twitter users ridiculed Musk's latest change to the social media platform on Saturday.

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    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.

  10. Hot Air

    Musk's "daily limits" change seems to have broken Twitter (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    As of the time I’m composing this article on Sunday, July 2, 2023, Twitter appears to be almost (although not entirely) broken. I use Tweetdeck on my laptop almost exclusively since I find the d...

  11. BizPac Review

    Elon Musk rocks Twitter with new rate limits on how many tweets can be read per day (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    users were faced with an unexpected restraint on their tweeting experience when they found themselves suddenly and without prior notice, being limited on the number of […]

  12. Al Jazeera

    Elon Musk says Twitter will limit how many tweets users can read (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Verified users will be limited to reading 10,000 tweets per day while unverified accounts can only access 1,000 posts.

  13. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading tweets (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO >> 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.

  14. PhillyVoice

    Twitter has limited the number of posts users can read daily; here's why (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Elon Musk, who owns the app, said the temporary restrictions were put in place to combat data scraping

  15. The Oregonian

    Twitter and Elon Musk impose daily limits on viewing tweets (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that Twitter users can view each day.

  16. Washington Times

    Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter, preventing unauthorized data scraping (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    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.

  17. CBS News

    Elon Musk issues temporary limit on number of Twitter posts users can view (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The daily limit varies depending on whether you had a verified or unverified account.

  18. RedState

    Musk Imposes 'Rate Limit' on Twitter Users, Freakout Commences (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Elon Musk imposed 'rate limits' on users, and many are freaking out.

  19. FOX Business

    Elon Musk's rate limits on Twitter send Bluesky's traffic to record high (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Twitter imposed rate limits amid "extreme levels" of data scraping per CEO Elon Musk, which prompted an influx of users to Bluesky, a rival social media firm backed by Jack Dorsey.

  20. Boston

    Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere. (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new curfews on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform.

  21. WSVN Miami

    Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as

  22. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    witter owner Elon Musk has put new curfews on his digital town square, the latest drastic change that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as a trendsetter.

  23. ZDNet

    'Twitter rate limit exceeded'? How many tweets you can read per day now - and why (opens ZDNet)

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    ZDNet's feed description

    The new limits are meant to "address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation," says Musk. But that's apparently not the whole story.

  24. KYMA Yuma

    Twitter to temporarily limit number of posts users view per day (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Musk says users will only be able to read a certain number of posts per day due to extreme levels of "data scraping" and "system manipulation" on the platform.

  25. Insider

    Elon Musk's Twitter rate limits could damage the company's 'last best hope,' CEO Linda Yaccarino, ad experts say (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk introduced on Saturday limits on how many tweets users can view, while Linda Yaccarino continues to try to persuade advertisers to return.

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