{"id":5003,"date":"2023-07-04T01:41:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T20:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=5003"},"modified":"2023-07-04T01:41:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T20:11:08","slug":"what-does-twitter-rate-limit-exceeded-mean-for-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=5003","title":{"rendered":"What Does Twitter &#8216;Rate Limit Exceeded&#8217; Mean for Users?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\">Last Updated: <span style=\"color:#808080;text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\">July 04, 2023, 01:41 IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><span id=\"location_info\">United States of America (USA)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;background:#f3f3f3;padding:0 15px 10px 10px;border-bottom:5px solid 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latest change by Twitter<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=5003\/#How_do_the_changes_impact_users\" title=\"How do the changes impact users?\">How do the changes impact users?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=5003\/#Why_did_Musk_put_the_limit\" title=\"Why did Musk put the limit?\">Why did Musk put the limit?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=5003\/#What_are_users_saying\" title=\"What are users saying?\">What are users saying?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=5003\/#What_are_the_alternatives\" title=\"What are the alternatives?\">What are the alternatives?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"min-height:24px;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:#3f3f3f;font-weight:400\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_limit_imposed_to_%E2%80%9Daddress_extreme_levels_of_data_scraping_and_system_manipulation%E2%80%9D_is_the_latest_change_by_Twitter\"><\/span>The limit, imposed to \u201daddress extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation\u201d, is the latest change by Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article_ContentWrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624\">\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter has put a temporary limit on the number of tweets that users can see each day, a move that has sparked some backlash and could undermine the social network\u2019s efforts to attract advertisers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">The limit, imposed to \u201caddress extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation\u201d, is the latest change by Twitter, which was last year acquired by Musk for $44 billion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">What does the latest change mean and what are the alternatives to Twitter?<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_the_changes_impact_users\"><\/span>How do the changes impact users?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Users cannot view tweets without logging in to the platform. Verified accounts can now read 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts 600 posts and new un-verified accounts 300 posts. After that, users will get a message that says, \u201drate limit exceeded\u201d.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Musk has said that limit will \u201dsoon\u201d increase to 10,000 for verified, 1,000 for unverified and 500 for new unverified.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">He has been pushing to make Twitter\u2019s overhauled verified service more attractive. Musk made Twitter verified \u2013 special badges that were earlier given to notable profiles \u2013 a paid subscription and introduced tiers like gray, blue and golden badges.<\/p>\n<p><nonfly class=\"article_mad\" adunit=\"NW18_ENG_Desktop\/NW18_ENG_Tech\/NW18_ENG_Tech_AS\/NW18_ENG_TECH_AS_ROS_MID_728\" slotid=\"nw18-dynamic-div-8241343_6_20\" id=\"new_ad_6\"\/><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_did_Musk_put_the_limit\"><\/span>Why did Musk put the limit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Musk said the limits would help tackle scraping vast amounts of data from Twitter by almost everyone \u2013 from AI companies and startups to tech behemoths.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">\u201dIt is rather galling to have to bring large numbers of servers online on an emergency basis just to facilitate some AI startup\u2019s outrageous valuation,\u201d he said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">The technology behind generative AI tools such as ChatGPT is trained on massive amounts of data taken from the internet that helps produce everything from poems to pictures.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_users_saying\"><\/span>What are users saying?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">Several Twitter users complained, with \u201c#TwitterDown\u201d and \u201cRIP Twitter&#8221; trending on the social network website over the past couple of days.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">The limits especially impact accounts run by informational agencies, journalists and monitoring services as they rely on reviewing thousands of tweets every day.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">The National Weather Service said it may be unable to see tweeted reports of severe weather and associated damage, and asked subscribers to use its office telephone numbers instead.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_alternatives\"><\/span>What are the alternatives?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">Twitter-like platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon are the main alternatives. They saw a surge in users and activity soon after Musk announced the limits.<\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\">Bluesky, launched by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and now in the beta mode, said it saw \u201drecord high traffic\u201d on Saturday and that it was temporarily pausing new sign-ups.<\/p>\n<p><videocarousel\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"14\" class=\"story_para_14\">Mastodon also saw its active user base swell by 110,000 on that day, its creator and CEO Eugen Rochko said.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"disclaimer-content\">(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/i> <\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 authorBox21 article_author\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 author_box\">\n<div class=\"author_box_inner\">\n<div class=\"img_box1 author_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rohit.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=70&amp;height=70\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text1 author_content\"><a class=\"smalldesc1 author_name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/rohit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Rohit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Rohit is a News18.com journalist with a passion for world affairs and a love for football. 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