Over the weekend, Elon Musk limited the number of tweets users can read in a day, which he said was to prevent data scraping. While this measure has affected all Twitter users, TweetDeck users in particular are today reporting major problems, including notifications and entire columns failing to load. Musk initially enforced read-limits of 6,000 […]
TweetDeck suffers as Musk enforces read limits on Twitter by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter is putting limits to how many tweets its users can read as the Elon Musk-owned service suffers extended outage that has stymied users’ ability to track new posts. In a tweet, Musk detailed the revised usage quotas. Verified account holders can peruse a maximum of 6,000 posts daily, while unverified users must contend with […]
Twitter limits the number of tweets users can read amid extended outage by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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If you’re not logged into your Twitter account and try to view a tweet, you’ll be presented with a sign-in screen. And if you don’t want to have an account on the bird app, too bad! Twitter hasn’t commented on this change, and given how sloppy the platform has been since Elon Musk’s takeover, it […]
Twitter now requires an account to view tweets by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holding in social platform Reddit and chat app Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup, giving a preview into how the asset manager sees the impact of the ongoing slowdown in the public market on privately-held shares. Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund valued its holdings in […]
Fidelity deepens valuation cut for Reddit and Discord by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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An Indian court has dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit against the federal government that sought to challenge New Delhi’s block orders on tweets and accounts. The Karnataka High Court dismissed the high-profile plea, filed last year, and also fined the Elon Musk-owned firm 5 million Indian rupees ($61,000). The court observed that despite being issued notices, Twitter […]
India court rejects Twitter’s lawsuit against gov’t challenging block orders by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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Apple has uploaded the entire first episode of its sci-fi dystopian TV show “Silo” on Twitter, allowing anyone on the platform to view it for free. The move comes three days before the streaming service is set to air the show’s season finale. Silo, which was recently renewed for a second season, is about a […]
Apple uploads entire first episode of ‘Silo’ on Twitter ahead of season finale by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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Since Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, the platform has been expanding the limits of content you can post through one tweet. In its latest move, the company has increased the character count for a tweet to 25,000 for paid users. The company made the change to its Twitter Blue page today indicating the limit. […]
Twitter now allows subscribers to post 25,000-character-long tweets by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Three years after one of the most visible hacks in recent history played out in real-time in front of millions of Twitter users, one of the hackers responsible for the breach will now serve time in federal prison. Joseph James O’Connor, 24, was sentenced Friday in a New York federal court to five years in […]
Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch
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Elon Musk, world’s richest person and ostensible champion of free speech, took to Twitter late Tuesday to stoop to a fresh low. Responding to a tweet complaining about being called “cis” — the shorthand version of the word “cisgender,” which simply means “not transgender” — Musk declared that from here on out both terms are […]
Elon Musk triples down on making Twitter terrible for trans people by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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From a team of ex-Twitter employees, the new social platform Spill launched in an invite-only beta on the App Store. It’s been quite the year for Spill CEO Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell. This time last year, he was global head of social and editorial at Twitter, a company that had not yet been sold to Elon […]
Twitter competitor Spill launches in beta on iOS by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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