Elon Musk made an announcement on July 1, 2023 regarding Twitter’s new restrictions on the number of tweets users can read each day. The restrictions are as follows:
- Verified accounts are limited to 10,000 posts per day.
- Unverified accounts are limited to 1,000 posts per day.
- New unverified accounts are limited to 500 posts per day.
Elon Musk explained that these limits are being implemented to discourage excessive data scraping and system manipulation. He emphasized that the limits are temporary and will be lifted once the issues are resolved.
Since the introduction of these tweet limits, some users have expressed confusion and frustration after being locked out of Twitter upon reaching their daily tweet limits. Elon Musk, however, defends the necessity of these limits to maintain the platform’s integrity.
The duration of these limits and their long-term impact remain uncertain. Nevertheless, they indicate Musk’s proactive approach in addressing the problems of data scraping and system manipulation on Twitter.
Here are some reasons behind Elon Musk’s decision to limit tweets:
- To discourage data scraping
- To prevent system manipulation.
- To improve the user experience.
What You Need to Know About Twitter’s New Policy on Viewing Tweets
