Elon Musk’s decision to impose limits on the number of tweets users can read each day has sparked frustration and confusion among Twitter users. In a recent move to shake up the platform, Musk announced a daily tweet limit, with some accounts restricted to only 300 posts. Verified users, however, would be able to read 6,000 posts per day, while unverified and newly created unverified accounts had limits set at either 600 or 300 posts per day.
The decision faced immediate backlash, prompting Musk to extend the limits. Verified users can now read up to 10,000 posts per day, while unverified users have a limit of 1,000 posts, and newly unverified users are limited to 500 posts.
This sudden change in rules left many users confused and irritated. Rawsalerts, a media account, expressed their frustration in a tweet, saying, How on earth did I already use up all my rate limits? Now I can’t even see my own tweets. What is happening? YouTube star MrBeast also chimed in, questioning what to do with his life after hitting his daily tweet viewing limit.
Matt Navarra, a social-media expert, even contemplated quitting Twitter altogether, stating, It is time I just quit Twitter at this point, in response to another user’s complaint about not being able to access his content.
While some users took the restrictions in stride and made jokes about them, such as speculating about reduced views and trying to slow down their scrolling to avoid wasting their tweet limit, others found the situation frustrating and burdensome.
In addition to these tweet limits, Musk also implemented a rule on Friday to prevent unregistered users from viewing tweets without signing up. He explained that this move was necessary to restrict access to tweets, as AI companies were allegedly stealing Twitter’s data.
Although Musk has assured users that these restrictions are temporary, their implementation has caused a stir on the platform. Users are left grappling with the changes and questioning how they will adapt to the new limits in their daily Twitter usage.
Representatives for Twitter have not responded to requests for comment on the matter.
