If you don’t pay, you see less
Musk introduces reading limit on Twitter
07/01/2023 10:02 p.m
Twitter owner Elon Musk announces a new restriction. In future, users will only be able to read a limited number of posts per day. The consequences are felt especially by non-paying customers.
The short message service Twitter has introduced a restriction on reading posts for users of the platform. This is temporary and necessary to counteract the extreme extent of data skimming and system manipulation, assured Twitter owner Elon Musk. According to him, users with “verified” accounts can temporarily only read a maximum of 6,000 posts per day. For those with unverified accounts, there are only up to 600 posts per day. New unverified accounts therefore only have access to a maximum of 300 posts.
Under Musk, Twitter had changed the allocation of the blue symbols, which were once awarded to accounts of public interest that were properly verified by Twitter. Users can now get the verification tick with a paid subscription. The “Twitter Blue” subscription costs eight US dollars per month. There is no real verification, only a telephone number is confirmed.
Twitter had previously announced that only registered users would be able to view content on the platform at all in the future. Musk acquired the social media network for $44 billion in October 2022 and immediately began the process of transforming it. In addition to mass layoffs, an amnesty for previously banned users like former US President Donald Trump caused a stir. The billionaire who dem “Billionaire’s Index” according to the financial information service Bloomberg is the richest person in the world, numerous users and advertisers.
After controversy surrounding his leadership style, Musk had Twitter users vote at the end of 2022 on whether he should vacate the chief post – a good 57 percent of the 17.5 million participants spoke out in favor of it. Musk announced his resignation in mid-May, and advertising expert Linda Yaccarino took over the post at the beginning of June.