[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Musk is realising that it's those with the most followers that create the whole twitter audience engagement and that, as a consequence, is what drives advertising revenues. The revenue from blue tick subs is a drop in the ocean compared to advertising revenue

The only two possibilities here, I think, are

1) He underestimated people's pride/stubbornness and assumed they would subscribe, but it's seen as a bit "uncool" .

or 2) He knew they wouldn't, he knew it would piss people off, and he's actively trying to bankrupt the company. Given a few of his recent moves, I find this a very real possibility. I have no idea what he would gain from doing so but some of his decisions are unfathomable if it's not the case.

[arista]

Better Non Covid days
2009

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

The only two possibilities here, I think, are

1) He underestimated people's pride/stubbornness and assumed they would subscribe, but it's seen as a bit "uncool" .

or 2) He knew they wouldn't, he knew it would piss people off, and he's actively trying to bankrupt the company. Given a few of his recent moves, I find this a very real possibility. I have no idea what he would gain from doing so but some of his decisions are unfathomable if it's not the case.

Maybe it was just a powerplay to put across to people that he is now in charge and he has authority now?

[arista]

Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino new Twitter CEO

[A new chief executive of Twitter,
just over six months after his
controversial takeover of the social media company.

The billionaire said Linda Yaccarino,
the former head of advertising at
NBCUniversal,
would oversee business operations
at the site, which has been struggling
to make money.

He said she would start in six weeks.

Mr Musk will remain involved as
executive chairman and
chief technology officer. ]



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65574826

[bots]

it wouldn't surprise me if he is preparing the company to sell it on. Yes, he will have lost some money, but he has stirred up the whole arena

[Crimson Dynamo]

Brave lady

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Brave lady

Yes, she has experience.


Getting on with Elon
is the key

[arista]

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by arista

To be fair Nazism isn't defined by white supremacy. I'm not saying that individual wasn't, but Nazi tattoos don't mean he was. Does he have a manifesto?

[Liam-]

Dictator lover says what?

[arista]

[James]

You have to login to a Twitter account now to view tweets and profiles.

Embedding tweets on here seems to still work.

[bots]

Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, the company's boss Elon Musk has said.

In a tweet, Mr Musk said unverified accounts can read up to 600 posts a day.

Meanwhile, verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66077195

[James]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, the company's boss Elon Musk has said.

In a tweet, Mr Musk said unverified accounts can read up to 600 posts a day.

Meanwhile, verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66077195

That's not very many considering the number of replies some posts on there have.

[Liam-]

It’s like he’s genuinely trying to destroy it

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, the company's boss Elon Musk has said.

In a tweet, Mr Musk said unverified accounts can read up to 600 posts a day.

Meanwhile, verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66077195

[bots]

Originally Posted by James

That's not very many considering the number of replies some posts on there have.

there were probably more than 600 posts replying to his tweet saying they were applying restrictions

[James]

That isn't going to make much difference.

[James]

Get round the limit with Tweetdeck. https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/

How To Get Around Twitter’s New Rule That Limits Users To Reading Just 600 Tweets Per Day
Matt Novak


Jul 1, 2023,02:50pm EDT

Elon Musk announced a new policy for Twitter on Saturday that limits most users to reading just 600 tweets per day. But there does appear to be one workaround that hasn’t been restricted yet: Tweetdeck.

Twitter users were confused on Saturday after many people reported getting an error message that reads “rate limit exceeded.” Many assumed Twitter was down, but the site’s billionaire owner explained on Twitter that new limitations had been put in place, allowing verified users to read just 6,000 posts per day, while regular users would be limited to reading 600 posts per day. New accounts would be even more restricted, with just 300 posts per day.

How can users circumvent the new limits? First, log in to your Twitter account and then visit tweetdeck.twitter.com. You’ll be asked to add your account and the website has the option of providing a guided tour on how Tweetdeck works.

Tweetdeck allows users to create columns with specialized parameters, including a user’s lists or even a specific keyword search. Users can also create a column that’s just for direct messages or organize all of the lists in a system called Decks.

Users can also customize columns by changing the width of content or viewing tweets in chronological order or reverse chronological order. Unfortunately, Tweetdeck isn’t available in a mobile app, but it can be opened in a phone’s internet browser. This solution isn’t ideal, obviously, but it’s the best workaround I’ve found so far. At least until Musk decided to rate limit Tweetdeck.....

From https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnov...weets-per-day/

[bots]

it's apparently an attempt to stop ai systems data scraping. They basically want them to pay for any data taken from twitter. A lot of other companies are restricting access for the same reason

[Mystic Mock]

This is insane.

[Gusto Brunt]

Frankly I couldn't care less.

[Oliver_W]

Weaning people off a social media addiction isn't a bad thing at all.

Twitter is still toxic, and being able to stare at fewer inanities isn't going to hurt anyone.

[Oliver_W]

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

Frankly I couldn't care less.

I'm with Gusto.