Thousands of users received error messages while attempting to access Twitter on Saturday.
Elon Musk said Saturday that Twitter 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.
Many users who tried to access or post content on Twitter's website or mobile app Saturday were met with a"Rate limit exceeded" or"Cannot retrieve tweets" error message.Elon Musk said Saturday that Twitter 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.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who is executive chairman and CTO of Twitter, said the limits are temporary, but verified accounts will be able to read 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts will be able to read 600 posts per day and new unverified accounts will be limited to reading 300 posts per day.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits:- New unverified accounts to 300/day
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