Threads Continues to Copy Twitter's Worst Elements With New Rate Limits

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Threads Continues to Copy Twitter's Worst Elements With New Rate Limits
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Twitter also previously limited the number of posts users could see, but Musk’s previous implementation also broke the bird app.

After a few false starts, Musk limited the number of posts Twitter Blue users could read to 10,000 per day while cutting off unverified accounts at 1,000. New accounts were limited to just 500. On Monday, Musk said he was increasing the limit for verified accounts by 50%. While most users would likely never reach those thresholds, the changes had theamong some other services. Users also reported problems with embedded tweets and watching videos contained in posts.

As soon as Musk made the change, users complained about seeing a “Rate Limit Exceeded” message. As pointed out by tech blogger Andy Baio, one critical web developer

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