Another day,literary criticism eroticism another problem on Elon Musk's Twitter.
On July 1, Musk tweeted that he would be imposing "temporary limits" on how many tweets users can view in a day. The limits were meant to address "extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation." These measures came just one day after Twitter began blocking visitors from viewing the site without being logged in, something Musk claimed was a "temporary emergency measure" to prevent data pillaging.
SEE ALSO: Twitter now blocks visitors from viewing tweets, and profiles unless they're logged inAs Musk's new constraints went into effect, users were greeted by messages that they had exceeded their rate limit for the day and that they could no longer see tweets. When first announced, verified users could view 6,000 posts, unverified accounts could view 600, and new unverified accounts could view 300. The limits have since been increased to 10,000, 1,000, and 500 posts, respectively.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Musk may have cited data scraping as the primary reason for imposing the rate limits, but according to Yoel Roth, Twitter's former head of trust and safety, that reasoning wasn't quite adding up. As first reported by Insider, Roth wrote in a thread on Twitter alternative Bluesky that "it just doesn't pass the sniff test that scraping all of a sudden created such dramatic performance problems that Twitter had no choice but to put everything behind a login."
According to Roth, this isn't even the first time Musk's Twitter crashed because of fiddling with the site's rate limiter. "There's a reason the limiter was one of the most locked down internal tools," he wrote. "Futzing with rate limits is probably the easiest way to break Twitter."
Data scraping aside, there may have been another reason for the measure: a bug. As reported by Waxy, web developer Simon Chang posted on Mastodon that he'd noticed a Twitter bug that is creating an infinite loop of requests:
This is hilarious. It appears that Twitter is DDOSing itself.
The Twitter home feed’s been down for most of this morning. Even though nothing loads, the Twitter website never stops trying and trying.
In the first video, notice the error message that I’m being rate limited. Then notice the jiggling scrollbar on the right.
The second video shows why it’s jiggling. Twitter is firing off about 10 requests a second to itself to try and fetch content that never arrives because Elon’s latest genius innovation is to block people from being able to read Twitter without logging in.
This likely created some hellish conditions that the engineers never envisioned and so we get this comedy of errors resulting in the most epic of self-owns, the self-DDOS.
Unbelievable. It’s amateur hour.
If you want to get around Twitter's rate limit, you can use log into your account on Tweetdeck on a desktop or mobile browser, although it is designed to work best on a desktop. As of July 2, my own feed and notifications were working without a hitch on Tweetdeck, although some Twitter users are already reporting issues with their experience, so your mileage may vary.
Topics Social Media X/Twitter Elon Musk
Best Ninja deal: Save $50 on the FrostVault 45QT cooler
How to choose from 7 of the best meditation apps
Politician has BBC Dad moment in live TV interview and it's truly a sign of the times
Boris Johnson discharged from hospital following coronavirus care
Everything Alienware announced at CES 2025
Don't buy internet
Matt Gaetz gets called out on Fox News for his coronavirus gas mask stunt
Need to switch up your Zoom background? We made you 15 delightful new options.
How to quit social media: This Gen Z
'Yellowjackets' Season 2: 5 clues hiding in the opening credits
A hedgehog blown up 'like a beach ball' was popped in life
Microsoft threatens to cut
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 29
Microsoft threatens to cut
NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for January 16: Tips to solve Connections #115
Why we enjoy being humiliated during sex
Spotify has used around 10 percent of its $100 million diversity fund
Apple Maps can now help you find COVID
Hands on with Lenovo's 'rollable' display laptop at CES 2025
Social worker urges safe distancing with face mask covered in penises
Best Le Creuset deal of August 2023: Get 20% offGet up to 35% off iRobot Roomba vacuums at AmazonMystical, Squishy, Distinctly Unsettling by The Paris ReviewThe Postmenopausal Novel by Darcey Steinke'The Boy and The Heron' review: Miyazaki delivers gorgeous, haunting new adventureScientists discover unknown prehistoric world — on EarthDonald Trump's mugshot is here and it's scowlyScientists discover unknown prehistoric world — on EarthBest soundbar deal: Roku Streambar and Roku Wireless Bass on sale for $149.99 at AmazonMasked and Anonymous by Lucy SanteWelcoming Our New Digital Director, Craig Morgan Teicher by The Paris ReviewWhat Really Killed Walt Whitman? by Caleb JohnsonTwitch will soon let you block banned users from seeing your streamPhilippe Petit, Artist of Life by Paul AusterOne Word: Striking by Myriam GurbaIU vs. Auburn basketball livestreams: Game time, streaming deals, and morePoetry Is a Volley between the Living and the Dead by Craig Morgan TeicherWhat Really Killed Walt Whitman? by Caleb JohnsonBest soundbar deal: Roku Streambar and Roku Wireless Bass on sale for $149.99 at AmazonSo, your partner watches porn. Here's why it's not a problem. Which Side Are They On? The Queer Art of Failing Better NASA's Voyager is sending strange messages from interstellar space Alliance Against Progress Don’t Let Them Win The Palace and the Storm The John McCain Phenomenon Fresh Hell A Low, Dishonest Decade They Want New Blood The Tagorean Impulse No News Is Good News Good Girls Gone Mad America Shoots Itself Heart in a Black Box The Invention of a Master Terrorist Revolutionaries for Hire Comrades at Arms Beyond Belief Seizing Socialism’s Moment
1.3612s , 10195.7578125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【literary criticism eroticism】,Information Information Network