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> Now when I open a tweet without being logged in I can't even see any replies. So…you’re upset that you can’t do something for free now?
by kcplate 3y ago
> Now when I open a tweet without being logged in I can't even see any replies.
So…you’re upset that you can’t do something for free now?
- ric2b 3y agoI didn't say I'm upset, I barely use Twitter, only when someone links to some specific tweet. I was just noting a clear downgrade in feature set, made (by Elon's own words) so Twitter can better handle the traffic after having fallen over multiple times.
- maxlin 3y agoTwitter has never been non-free. You just need to register. Premium is nice, but not that critical. I have one account with and one without, mostly just the 280 char limit annoys without premium but that's how twitter was before anyway
- kcplate 3y ago“Free” in the holistic meaning, not so much as paid monetarily, but requiring you to trade something (registration and login) for access. It’s not necessarily unreasonable in my opinion to expect login to view content or use the site.
- maxlin 3y agoThere's no strong authentication requirement. As long as you have an extra gmail account or similar or are able to create one that is not connected to your person, you should be able to create a reasonably anonymous twitter account. (No I don't know how to create google accounts without using your residential VPN or avoid the phone auth if it ends up forcing that)