Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#1

Post by 3cats-in-a-coat » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:14 PM UTC

Elon Musk:

"To address extreme level of data scraping & system manipulation, we've applied the following temporary limits:

- Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day

- Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day

- New unverified accounts to 300/day"

Source: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fz94eReWYAEhkHS?format=png&name=900x900

Source (backup): https://i.imgur.com/WvwtHez.png

Re: Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#2

Post by davidw » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:10 PM UTC

"Something went wrong. Try reloading."

Edit: I think this made more sense when the thread linked to a tweet.

Re: Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#3

Post by damedesfleurs » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:12 PM UTC

Remember when he said twitter would have 1 billion users by 2024

Re: Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#4

Post by madars » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:14 PM UTC

To those getting "Rate Limit Exceeded" or without an account, this is Elon Musk's tweet:

   To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits:

   - Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day
   - Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day
   - New unverified accounts to 300/day

Re: Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#5

Post by kjkjadksj » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:14 PM UTC

damedesfleurs wrote: post #3

Remember when he said twitter would have 1 billion users by 2024

I wish I had a bookie that would give me odds on musks statements.

Re: Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#6

Post by sidibe » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:15 PM UTC

Another master stroke of genius from this first principles maverick. Everything in every field is so simple for him, it's a wonder every one else has been just too stupid to try these ideas before. Horribly mismanaged Twitter that was before Elon failing to the tune of around break even is now going to have hundreds of millions of paid blue checks for sure

Re: Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#7

Post by 3cats-in-a-coat » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:15 PM UTC

Needless to say, with those limits, Twitter is basically unusable. I really doubt these ridiculous limitations can be explained just by a sudden urge to scrape. Why limit verified accounts, for example?

Re: Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#8

Post by climatologist » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:16 PM UTC

I guess he's trying to get more people to pay money for access to Twitter but in exchange they still must view intrusive ads in the replies. If Twitter is unsustainable without such measures then it's unlikely that the changes he's making are going to make it more sustainable. Whoever steps into the CEO role will have to continue constantly shoving ads in people's faces to pay for the data centers and bandwidth.

Re: Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#9

Post by damedesfleurs » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:17 PM UTC

madars wrote: post #4

To those getting "Rate Limit Exceeded" or without an account, this is Elon Musk's tweet: To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits: - Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day - Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day - New unverified accounts to 300/day

600 tweets is like 1 timeline reload for me and i follow less that 100 accounts

Re: Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode

#10

Post by sylware » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 5:17 PM UTC

3cats-in-a-coat wrote: post #7

Needless to say, with those limits, Twitter is basically unusable. I really doubt these ridiculous limitations can be explained just by a sudden urge to scrape. Why limit verified accounts, for example?

Because they could be compromised and used by a careless third-party?