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Twitter on Firefox android keeps giving me an error saying I have been rate limited and other Firefox users have reported the same. With how horrible twitter is
by ndnxhs 8y ago
Twitter on Firefox android keeps giving me an error saying I have been rate limited and other Firefox users have reported the same. With how horrible twitter is I assume this is a problem on their side.
- snazz 8y agoThe “rate limited” error occurs for me on MobileSafari on iOS, so it’s not Firefox related. Reloading the page works fine. It seems to have to do with which referrer took you to Twitter.
- Ayesh 8y agoFirefox blocks third party trackers by default. In some rate limiting implementation, this often signals a bot that don't often retain tracker cookies.
- snazz 8y agoOh, so it could be my DNS-based adblocking setup or the “Prevent Cross-site Tracking” option in Safari settings. That makes sense.
- Jonnax 8y agoThat's actually Twitter's intentional behaviour to force users to log in. Somehow you're no longer rate limited after signing in
- edoceo 8y agoI get this error in chrome/Android and rarely visit twitter.
- kop316 8y agoDoes that happen on chrome? I wonder what would happen if you swap out the user agent and have that issue. Edit: It's working now just fine, even if I am not signed in. Like they suggest below, it seems like that is Twitter being actively malicious to web users, and not Firefox.