Twitter sets limit on daily tweet viewing

Twitter daily tweet viewing increased from 600 to 1,000

Musk initially stated that verified accounts (Blue subscribers) can read up to 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts can read up to 600 posts per day, and new unverified accounts are limited to reading 300 posts per day. Later, the limits for these tiers of users were raised to 10,000 posts, 1,000 posts, and 500 posts per day, respectively.

It should be noted that the announcement does not clearly explain the distinction between an “unverified account” and a “new unverified account.” However, it does mention that the rate limits are only temporary.

Meanwhile, Musk also retweeted a parody account that humorously portrayed Twitter users as being addicted to the platform. The parody account jokingly suggested that he was doing something positive for the world. Additionally, Musk encouraged individuals to take a break from their phones and prioritize spending quality time with their loved ones.

Why Musk has set a limit on daily tweet viewing?

As per Musk, the temporary limits were implemented in order to combat excessive data scraping and system manipulation. However, it is not completely clear what Musk means by data scraping, but it seems he is referring to the practice of collecting large amounts of data that AI companies use to train language models. These models are then used to power chatbots like Google’s Bard and Open AI’s ChatGPT.

Data scraping is the process of extracting information from the internet. Large language models require extensive exposure to vast amounts of authentic human conversations in order to learn effectively. The success of a chatbot depends on its quality. AI companies often rely on the vast amount of posts available on Reddit and Twitter for valuable training data.