Many users shared their disappointment when Elon Musk announced the new Twitter usage restrictions.
Although some of the billionaire's fans still defended his decision, it is clear that more consumers weren't happy with the change.
Here is Why There's Now Twitter Usage Restriction Warning
File photo dated September 11, 2013 shows the logo of the social networking website 'Twitter' displayed on a computer screen in London. The San Francisco company Twitter announced on September 12, 2013, in a tweet, that it has submitted papers for a stock offering, the most hotly anticipated in the tech sector since Facebook's last year.
Others said that Elon Musk should stop trying to make Twitter a "pay-to-win" website by releasing limitations. Meanwhile, others want the social media giant to give them a heads-up before launching restrictions.
But Twitter explained that there's a reason why it can't provide a warning. According to Engadget's latest report, the new usage restrictions of Twitter surprised many users across the globe.
The social media platform finally explained why it didn't warn users before releasing the usage limitations.
"We temporarily limited usage to detect and eliminate bots and other bad actors that are harming the platform," said Twitter via its official blog post.
The social media giant added that if it provided advanced warnings revealing its restriction plan, malicious actors could change their strategy to evade detection and steal user data. Twitter further stated that its usage restrictions are used for the following reasons:
- To prevent manipulation of conversations on Twitter.
- To stop AI companies from scraping Twitter users' data to build new artificial intelligence systems.
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Twitter's Usage Restriction
This illustration photo taken May 13, 2022, displays Elon Musks Twitter account with a Twitter logo in the background in Los Angeles. - Elon Musk sent mixed messages Friday about his proposed Twitter acquisition, pressuring shares of the microblogging platform amid skepticism on whether the deal will close. In an early morning tweet, Musk said the $44 billion takeover was "temporarily on hold."
If you missed the recent announcement of Elon Musk, here are the exact usage restrictions he decided to implement:
- New unverified accounts can only access 300 posts per day.
- Unverified accounts can only see 600 posts a day.
- Verified accounts can read up to 6000 tweets per day.
As of writing, it is still being determined if the new usage restrictions will finally push many users to transfer to other platforms.
But one thing is for sure. The new Twitter restrictions will make it hard for the social media giant to gain advertisers' trust.
If you want to learn more about the negative effects of Twitter's usage limitations on its ad revenue, you can click this link.
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