Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, recently introduced new rules and limits to the social media platform.

• Verified accounts are limited to reading 6,000 posts per day.
• Unverified accounts are limited to reading 600 posts per day.
• New unverified accounts are limited to reading 300 posts per day.
• The changes came after many Twitter users complained about issues loading tweets on Saturday morning, including receiving error messages saying “rate limit exceeded”.
• The website downdetector.com showed a spike in users reporting problems accessing Twitter on Saturday morning, with thousands of problems reported by the afternoon.
• Since acquiring Twitter in October 2022, Musk has made major changes to the company and its platform.
• However, Musk backed down in the face of a barrage of criticism on Twitter over his new policies.
• It is important to note that there is another recent controversy involving Musk and Twitter. He said he would allow users to freely misleader people on the social media site, which drew a rebuke from LGBTQ organizations, who said the new policy opened a door for anti-trans harassment.
• Despite the backlash, Musk moves forward with new rules at Twitter.

Consequences of exceeding the new Twitter limits

The consequences of exceeding the new Twitter limits are that users may be locked out of Twitter for the day after scrolling through several hundred tweets. 

The restrictions could result in users being unable to retrieve tweets or receive the error message “Sorry, you are rate limited. Please wait a few moments then try again”. 

The outage began on Saturday morning around 8 a.m. EST and continued throughout the afternoon. The changes came after many Twitter users complained about issues loading tweets on Saturday morning, including receiving error messages saying “rate limit exceeded“. 

Thousands of problems reported by the afternoon. The consequences of exceeding the new Twitter limits are that users may be locked out of Twitter for the day after scrolling through several hundred tweets.

How can users avoid exceeding the new Twitter limits

To avoid exceeding the new Twitter limits, users can follow these tips:

1. Reduce the total usage percentage to around 60-70%.
2. Use fewer of Twitter’s features, such as liking, retweeting, or commenting.
3. Use Twitter in moderation and take breaks.
4. Consider upgrading to Twitter Blue, which allows verified users to view up to 6,000 tweets per day.

It is important to note that Elon Musk has announced that the rate limits will soon increase to 8,000 for verified users, 800 for unverified users, and 400 for new, unverified users. However, it is unclear when these restrictions will be lifted.