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Tell HN: Twitter is now rate limiting accounts

52 points by bundie 3y ago

Okay, so I was browsing Twitter on my phone and then suddenly, tweets stopped loading. I thought it was the app acting up, so I copied the link to the tweet I was reading and opened it in my mobile browser. Everything worked fine for like 10 minutes until, the tweets stopped loading (again) and now there is a messageplastered on the screen saying that I am rate-limited. What? I don't even tweet that much. In fact, I cannot even remember the last time I tweeted. Is anyone else experiencing this?

NftPunkMaster 3y ago
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- deleted 3y ago
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r721 3y ago
It's a glitch, many people report it in reddit thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/Twitter/comments/14ntk2k/rate_limit_exceeded/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Twitter/comments/14ntk2k/rate_limit... For me (web version in Chrome): Home page - "Something went wrong. Try reloading." Individual tweets - "Sorry, you are rate limited. Please wait a few moments then try again." + "Something went wrong. Try reloading." Interestingly, lists still work as usual. UPD1 There's a spike of reports: https://downdetector.com/status/twitter/ https://downdetector.com/status/twitter/ UPD2 Lists also display "Something went wrong. Try reloading." intermittingly now, spike on downdetector keeps growing
- bundie 3y ago
  Oh thank Goodness, I thought I was suspended.
- sidvit 3y ago
  Seems to be intentional https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?s=20
  - r721 3y ago
    Yeah, I didn't expect that. UPD HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36552324 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36552324
Cetrales 3y ago
You have to pay 8 dollars a month now to load/refresh pages more than 5 times per day or post more than once a day.
- activiation 3y ago
  That's only if there was no videos on the page.
- bundie 3y ago
  haha
- protoc 3y ago
  Get you addicted and start charging
- AliNabel 3y ago
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Rumpeltier 3y ago
Hi.. i have the same problem.. i cannoz see any tweets on my laptop, but it works on iphone and ipad.. i am using the APP on both and on Macbook i use the Browser... but no matter which browser i use on my laptop.. i am "rate limites".-.. This really sucks, as twitter already closed one of my accountws due to "spamming".. no spam at all. just GA, and engagement.. thats what twitter is made for.. but if they now start censoring, and limiting acconts just for doing what their APP is made for..?? i dont understand?? Ay idea, how i can get into it again? cheers
- bundie 3y ago
  Looks like there a reason for it: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?t=w1P4YF5Dip4nM_XKAFBHEQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?t=w1...
  - TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
    I see login. That's the reason why?
wmark 3y ago
Saw it right now and I thought Elon masked me as a "bot" Hes fighting bots but harming actual users Smth tells me hes not good at handling tech stuff. Hes better a CEO of twitter vs technical role
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zy_mmm 3y ago
happened to me too its very annoying
ErneX 3y ago
Same issue here. Only DMs work. Can’t even search.
raverbashing 3y ago
Twitter just apparently broke as well, I can't load any tweets
- aws_ls 3y ago
  Same for me. Nothing works. It just displays a rate limiting message.
twitterrate 3y ago
same here
- cooper47475 3y ago
  twitter is down!
  - hazardous-milk 3y ago
    is he really charging money to reload it more then 5 times a day?
    - cooper47475 3y ago
      I have no clue my friend.
      - Emmanue70300095 3y ago
        Sorry, you are rate limited. Please wait a few moments then try again.i am experience this issue on my Twitter, please any help?
    - 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
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PeteNCLSmooth 3y ago
Samesies
deleted 3y ago
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abrahamtimon 3y ago
Yes
aphlaum 3y ago
Bruh i thought twitter was down
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
  It is down. For many. I also get the "rate limit exceeded" errors, I'm not even a heavy user.
netjoshi 3y ago
Kind of relieving to see that others are also having this issue.
codedtestament 3y ago
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smy20011 3y ago
It's fine that website down. How can it down 3 hrs? Where are the engineers?
- clipsy 3y ago
  Mostly laid off.
sp332 3y ago
It's intentional. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-users-being-forced-sign-in-see-tweets-2023-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-users-bein... It's to prevent web scraping by people trying to avoid paying for API access.
- soneca 3y ago
  I don’t think it’s intentional. I got a “rate limit exceeded” on the official mobile app while on an account where I follow only 17 people and don’t post anything. Edit: funny that I have two profiles logged in the same app. One is working, the other is not.
- trompetenaccoun 3y ago
  They likely changed something and unintentionally messed things up. Many users are reporting issues, even those using the official Twitter app.
- DaveChild 3y ago
  Funny, isn't it. They ruin API access and overcharge for it, so everyone scrapes, and in trying to stop that they ruin the product for the users, without whom it's worth nothing. Reddit, take note, this is you in 6 months.
NftPunkMaster 3y ago
Try to clear cache
AliNabel 3y ago
this is tough for Elon to fight against, companies fighting like dogs for getting the data for free. if he goes too hard, he'll harm harmless users.
Nimitz14 3y ago
I think this could actually be kind of a genius way to get power users to pay. The danger is of course that you lose the content creators.
- flubbler 3y ago
  genius is a strong word
- wmark 3y ago
  I don't think he'll lose content creators cuz they monetize their content Paying $8 for em is a biz expense
ErneX 3y ago
Tweet from Elon: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672
- TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
  I mean, can you just copy it here? Since yesterday nobody can access Twitter without login.
  - bundie 3y ago
    To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits: - Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day - Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day - New unverified accounts to 300/day Source: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?t=w1P4YF5Dip4nM_XKAFBHEQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?t=w1...
cadooo 3y ago
NHL Free Agency started today. Lots of people getting hit with the limits. The hockey analysts on TV have been complaining about it. Up until now it's been a big source of this type of information. Not a good look.
kgbcia 3y ago
Hopefully with what's going on with Reddit and Twitter, people realize the importance of self hosting their own content. Great timing for Bluesky

52 points by bundie 3y ago

NftPunkMaster 3y ago

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r721 3y ago

It's a glitch, many people report it in reddit thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/Twitter/comments/14ntk2k/rate_limit_exceeded/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Twitter/comments/14ntk2k/rate_limit... For me (web version in Chrome): Home page - "Something went wrong. Try reloading." Individual tweets - "Sorry, you are rate limited. Please wait a few moments then try again." + "Something went wrong. Try reloading." Interestingly, lists still work as usual. UPD1 There's a spike of reports: https://downdetector.com/status/twitter/ https://downdetector.com/status/twitter/ UPD2 Lists also display "Something went wrong. Try reloading." intermittingly now, spike on downdetector keeps growing

bundie 3y ago
Oh thank Goodness, I thought I was suspended.
sidvit 3y ago
Seems to be intentional https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?s=20
- r721 3y ago
  Yeah, I didn't expect that. UPD HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36552324 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36552324

Cetrales 3y ago

You have to pay 8 dollars a month now to load/refresh pages more than 5 times per day or post more than once a day.

activiation 3y ago
That's only if there was no videos on the page.
bundie 3y ago
haha
protoc 3y ago
Get you addicted and start charging
AliNabel 3y ago
[flagged]

Rumpeltier 3y ago

Hi.. i have the same problem.. i cannoz see any tweets on my laptop, but it works on iphone and ipad.. i am using the APP on both and on Macbook i use the Browser... but no matter which browser i use on my laptop.. i am "rate limites".-.. This really sucks, as twitter already closed one of my accountws due to "spamming".. no spam at all. just GA, and engagement.. thats what twitter is made for.. but if they now start censoring, and limiting acconts just for doing what their APP is made for..?? i dont understand?? Ay idea, how i can get into it again? cheers

bundie 3y ago
Looks like there a reason for it: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?t=w1P4YF5Dip4nM_XKAFBHEQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?t=w1...
- TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
  I see login. That's the reason why?

wmark 3y ago

Saw it right now and I thought Elon masked me as a "bot" Hes fighting bots but harming actual users Smth tells me hes not good at handling tech stuff. Hes better a CEO of twitter vs technical role

deleted 3y ago

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zy_mmm 3y ago

happened to me too its very annoying

ErneX 3y ago

Same issue here. Only DMs work. Can’t even search.

raverbashing 3y ago

Twitter just apparently broke as well, I can't load any tweets

aws_ls 3y ago
Same for me. Nothing works. It just displays a rate limiting message.

twitterrate 3y ago

same here

cooper47475 3y ago
twitter is down!
- hazardous-milk 3y ago
  is he really charging money to reload it more then 5 times a day?
  - cooper47475 3y ago
    I have no clue my friend.
    - Emmanue70300095 3y ago
      Sorry, you are rate limited. Please wait a few moments then try again.i am experience this issue on my Twitter, please any help?
  - 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
    [flagged]

PeteNCLSmooth 3y ago

Samesies

deleted 3y ago

[deleted]

abrahamtimon 3y ago

Yes

aphlaum 3y ago

Bruh i thought twitter was down

3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
It is down. For many. I also get the "rate limit exceeded" errors, I'm not even a heavy user.

netjoshi 3y ago

Kind of relieving to see that others are also having this issue.

codedtestament 3y ago

[dead]

smy20011 3y ago

It's fine that website down. How can it down 3 hrs? Where are the engineers?

clipsy 3y ago
Mostly laid off.

sp332 3y ago

It's intentional. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-users-being-forced-sign-in-see-tweets-2023-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-users-bein... It's to prevent web scraping by people trying to avoid paying for API access.

soneca 3y ago
I don’t think it’s intentional. I got a “rate limit exceeded” on the official mobile app while on an account where I follow only 17 people and don’t post anything. Edit: funny that I have two profiles logged in the same app. One is working, the other is not.
trompetenaccoun 3y ago
They likely changed something and unintentionally messed things up. Many users are reporting issues, even those using the official Twitter app.
DaveChild 3y ago
Funny, isn't it. They ruin API access and overcharge for it, so everyone scrapes, and in trying to stop that they ruin the product for the users, without whom it's worth nothing. Reddit, take note, this is you in 6 months.

NftPunkMaster 3y ago

Try to clear cache

AliNabel 3y ago

this is tough for Elon to fight against, companies fighting like dogs for getting the data for free. if he goes too hard, he'll harm harmless users.

Nimitz14 3y ago

I think this could actually be kind of a genius way to get power users to pay. The danger is of course that you lose the content creators.

flubbler 3y ago
genius is a strong word
wmark 3y ago
I don't think he'll lose content creators cuz they monetize their content Paying $8 for em is a biz expense

ErneX 3y ago

Tweet from Elon: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672

TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
I mean, can you just copy it here? Since yesterday nobody can access Twitter without login.
- bundie 3y ago
  To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits: - Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day - Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day - New unverified accounts to 300/day Source: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?t=w1P4YF5Dip4nM_XKAFBHEQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1675187969420828672?t=w1...

cadooo 3y ago

NHL Free Agency started today. Lots of people getting hit with the limits. The hockey analysts on TV have been complaining about it. Up until now it's been a big source of this type of information. Not a good look.

kgbcia 3y ago

Hopefully with what's going on with Reddit and Twitter, people realize the importance of self hosting their own content. Great timing for Bluesky