In a surprising turn of events, Twitter has decided to remove the mandatory login requirement after less than a week of its implementation. The social media platform had introduced the restriction as a temporary measure to combat data scraping by AI startups. Continue reading “Twitter lifts mandatory login requirement for viewing tweets”
Twitter has announced that it was implementing rate limits to help prevent bot activity. The company further stated that only a small percentage of users are currently affected by the rate limiting, and it was unable to inform users about the change in advance. Continue reading “Twitter says rate limits are to combat bots and protect users”
Twitter has announced the launch of its new version of TweetDeck to address recent issues. The company previously shut down the Mac app in June 2022, but the company had previously mentioned testing a new web app for TweetDeck in select regions. Continue reading “TweetDeck 2.0 launched, to go Twitter Blue exclusive”
Twitter recently made significant changes to address issues related to data scraping and system manipulation on its platform. It implemented a mandatory login requirement, forcing users to log into their accounts to view tweets and user profiles. Continue reading “Twitter implements temporary limits on post viewing”
Twitter has quietly implemented a sudden and unannounced update, making it mandatory for users to log into their accounts to view tweets and user profiles. Previously, tweets could be accessed without logging in or having a profile on the platform. Continue reading “Twitter makes login mandatory for viewing tweets, profiles”
Elon Musk has announced that Linda Yaccarino will be the next CEO of Twitter. Musk also stated that he would be repositioning himself to focus on product development and technological innovation in his new role as Executive Chairman and Chief Technical Officer. Continue reading “Elon Musk announces new Twitter CEO”
Twitter has started removing blue checkmarks from legacy accounts, including those of high-profile figures like Beyonce and Pope Francis. This move had been threatened by Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, who has been struggling to make the platform profitable since purchasing it for $44bn in 2022. Continue reading “Twitter starts removing legacy ‘Blue Checks’ for users”
Twitter has introduced a new way of presenting tweets on your timeline. It’s based on an idea called “Freedom of Speech, not Freedom of Reach,” which is not a new rule but just more clarity on an old one. Continue reading “Twitter introduces ‘Labels’ for tweets limited for policy violations”
Twitter announced in February that it would no longer provide free access to its application programming interface (API). Twitter has finally shut down its free API, which is breaking a lot of apps and websites. Initially scheduled for early February, the company had postponed the cut-off without providing a new date. Continue reading “Several apps face issue as Twitter shuts free API access”
Twitter has introduced Verified Organizations, a new feature allowing pre-approved organizations to verify their associated handles. The announcement aims to reduce the reliance on Twitter to be the sole verifier of accounts. Additionally, Twitter has stated that it will stop providing free account verification from April 1, 2023. Continue reading “Twitter rolls out ‘Verified Organizations’ globally”
Twitter has announced that it will stop verifying accounts for free starting April 1, 2023. Previously verified accounts will lose their checkmarks unless they pay for Twitter Blue or the business-focused Twitter Verified Organizations plan. Continue reading “Twitter Blue goes global; ‘Legacy’ verified checkmarks are going away starting from April 1”
Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, announced today that he will make tweet recommendation codes open source. He had previously promised to make the Twitter algorithm open-source weeks before, but had failed to deliver, and has now revealed that the code will be released on March 31. Continue reading “Twitter to open source algorithm used to recommend Tweets”
Twitter relaunched its Blue verification subscription in December, and launched an annual subscription plan, but Blue was limited to select countries. Now it has finally launched the Twitter Blue service with India, Brazil and Indonesia. Continue reading “Twitter Blue launched in India; US gets Longer Tweets up to 4,000 characters”
Twitter recently took a major step in its effort to monetize the platform by discontinuing the offering of free access to its API, starting February 9th. Continue reading “Twitter ends free API access, paid version coming soon”
Twitter started testing a new CoTweets feature back in June as a part of a limited-time experiment in the US, Canada, and Korea. This let two accounts co-author a tweet using the CoTweets option, and both accounts can be tagged in a single tweet. Now the company has official shut down the feature. Continue reading “Twitter shuts down experimental CoTweets feature”
