Facebook parent company, Meta, is set to debut a Twitter rival called Threads as soon as Thursday, July 6, which appears to directly mimic Elon Musk's Twitter.
Twitter has rolled out a series of unpopular changes in recent days, including rate limits on the number of tweets users can view., saying that Twitter was "getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading the user experience!" The rate limits gradually rose from 6,000 posts per day for verified accounts and 600 posts per day for unverified accounts, to 10,000 for verified users and 1,000 for unverified users.
When users hit their limits, they received error messages saying, "Rate limit exceeded" or "Unable to load tweets" as tweets failed to load and populate users’ feeds with fresh content.companies pulling in data for the purpose of training their models. "Almost every company doing AI, from startups to some of the biggest corporations on Earth, was scraping vast amounts of data. It is rather galling to have to bring large numbers of servers online on an emergency basis just to facilitate some AI startup’s outrageous valuation," Musk said in a tweet.
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla, during the EEI 2023 event in Austin, Texas, US, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The event aims to address the major challenges and opportunities facing electric companies today. The policy announced Monday takes effect in 30 days and appears to be aimed at raising extra revenue because users need to pay have their accounts verified
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Will Launch Thursday As Chaos Continues On Elon Musk’s PlatformAn Apple App Store listing suggests Threads users will be able to use their Instagram handles and easily port followers over.
Read more »
Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk pile in on Meta's new Twitter competitorInsider tells the global tech, finance, markets, media, healthcare, and strategy stories you want to know.
Read more »
Elon Musk takes aim at Meta's new Threads app over data collectionElon Musk takes aim at Meta's new Threads app, saying 'thank goodness they're so sanely run' in response to data collection concerns
Read more »
Twitter's apps are breaking following Elon Musk's decision to cap tweet rates | EngadgetTwitter's 'rate limiting' and login requirements may be affecting its power-user app Tweetdeck..
Read more »
Elon Musk's Twitter limits damage 'last best hope' Linda YaccarinoElon Musk's Twitter rate limits could damage the company's 'last best hope,' CEO Linda Yaccarino, ad experts say
Read more »
TweetDeck Falters as Elon Musk Wrecks TwitterAfter several updates, non-Twitter Blue users are limited to 1,000 tweets per day before their timelines are locked.
Read more »