Twitter recently implemented usage limits, citing the need to detect and eliminate bots and other malicious actors on its platform. The company stated that only a small percentage of users are currently affected by these restrictions.
In a blog post, Twitter explained that it must take extreme measures to ensure the authenticity of its user base by removing spam and bots. The company argued that providing advance notice of these actions would enable bad actors to modify their behavior and evade detection.
The purpose of these measures is to prevent accounts from scraping public data and using it to build artificial intelligence models, as well as to prevent manipulation of the platform’s usage.
Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, announced these limits on Saturday, attributing them to extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation. The restrictions are temporary and vary based on a user’s verification status on the platform. Consequently, some Twitter users may have experienced error messages when attempting to access the platform.