Drew HarwellAug 15, 2023
New: Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to news websites and competitors he dislikes. Five-second delays on links to New York Times, Reuters, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and Substack. Most other sites we tested have zero delay https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/15/twitter-x-links-delayed/ @jeremybmerrill
Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes

The delayed websites include X’s online rivals Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and Substack as well as Reuters and the New York Times, all of which Musk previously has singled out for ridicule or attack.

The Washington Post
Show threadTess LaCoell

@drewharwell @jeremybmerrill absolutely his right, but frankly he's strangling himself slowly while doing it. If there was an exercise in shooting one's self in the foot, Xitter (pronounced "Shitter") would be it. I'm not convinced it's not on purpose.

I've seen this tactic before. Destroy something by taking it over and mismanaging it on purpose. *cough Libertarian Party*

Aug 15, 2023 at 8:54pmWeb