Steve HermanJun 30, 2023
#Twitter appears to be blocking unregistered users. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23779764/twitter-blocks-unregistered-users-account-tweets
Twitter has started blocking unregistered users from viewing tweets

A change to Twitter’s web platform now requires users to be signed in to a Twitter account before they can access any tweets, user profiles, and threads via a web browser.

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Show threadSteve HermanJun 30, 2023
"Temporary emergency measure," says #Twitter owner Elon Musk about the platform blocking unregistered users. "We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users!"
Show threadSteve HermanJul 1, 2023
Actually, #Twitter engagement has been declining. https://www.zdnet.com/article/twitter-seeing-record-user-engagement-the-data-tells-a-different-story/
Twitter seeing 'record user engagement'? The data tells a different story

A quarter of Twitter users said they 'are not very or not at all likely to be on Twitter a year from now.'

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Show threadnadin brzezinski
@w7voa @shades thanks.
Jul 1, 2023 at 6:01pmWeb