Eugen RochkoJul 1, 2023
I would prefer it if Elon Musk was destroying his site during the work week. This isn't the first time.
Show threadBen RamseyJul 1, 2023
@Gargron Sounds like this could be a purposeful strategy on his part to take down Fediverse servers.
Show threadMichael Stanclift
@ramsey @Gargron that would require a level of 2D chess he’s incapable of playing.
Jul 1, 2023 at 7:34pmWeb
Show threadSörenJul 1, 2023

@vmstan @ramsey @Gargron yeah. Sequence of events seems to be

1) those evil third-party clients shall die! (Have you tried negotiating with them?)
2) drat! Now we have more scrapers! (Who could have predicted that?)
3) let’s rate-limit everyone, and limit guests to zero? (Have you adapted the front-end to reduce requests, or does it keep trying?)
4) oh no, we’re now dDoSing ourselves! (So that’s a no.)

I don’t think there’s a mastermind at work here. Just someone who’s reacting, not strategic.

Show threadChuckJul 2, 2023
@chucker @vmstan @ramsey @Gargron I suspect most people who knew enough to predict these simple issues are gone anyway. Why would anyone with enough skill for that sit around waiting for the next axe to fall?
Show threadSander van KasteelJul 1, 2023

@vmstan @ramsey @Gargron Not to mention the potential leavers of Twitters.

Even if 1% perminantly left, it's 1% less people on Twitter and less eyeballs on ads.