The Verge is reporting that it appears that Twitter is blocking Tweets from unregistered users:
If you currently try to access Twitter without logging in to your user account, you may find you’re unable to see any of the content that was previously available to the wider public. Instead, you’ll likely be met with the Twitter window that asks you to either sign in to the platform or create a new account, effectively blocking you from viewing tweets and user profiles or browsing through threads unless you’re a registered Twitter user.
Several members of The Verge team have been able to replicate the issue, and it appears to be affecting web access on both desktop and mobile devices. Prior to this change, Twitter allowed people limited access to the platform without an account — you could view public tweets and user profiles, for example, but couldn’t like or leave comments. A window that prevented readers from viewing additional posts until they signed in also previously appeared after the viewer had scrolled past an undisclosed number of tweets, though that at least allowed some access to the platform.
Now, regardless of how you try to access the website — be that the homepage or a direct link to a tweet or profile — you’re immediately met with a sign-in prompt that completely obscures your view. It doesn’t even tease the content with a swift redirect. You simply can’t see anything.
Now this could be another dirt nap of Twitter as we’ve seen lots of that over the last few months. Or it could be Elon Musk’s latest attempt to paywall Twitter. It’s not clear which it is at the moment. But Twitter or Elon will have to say something as this isn’t going unnoticed. Which in turn creates negative press for both Twitter and Elon.
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Twitter Seems To Have Started To Block Tweets From Unregistered Users
The Verge is reporting that it appears that Twitter is blocking Tweets from unregistered users:
If you currently try to access Twitter without logging in to your user account, you may find you’re unable to see any of the content that was previously available to the wider public. Instead, you’ll likely be met with the Twitter window that asks you to either sign in to the platform or create a new account, effectively blocking you from viewing tweets and user profiles or browsing through threads unless you’re a registered Twitter user.
Several members of The Verge team have been able to replicate the issue, and it appears to be affecting web access on both desktop and mobile devices. Prior to this change, Twitter allowed people limited access to the platform without an account — you could view public tweets and user profiles, for example, but couldn’t like or leave comments. A window that prevented readers from viewing additional posts until they signed in also previously appeared after the viewer had scrolled past an undisclosed number of tweets, though that at least allowed some access to the platform.
Now, regardless of how you try to access the website — be that the homepage or a direct link to a tweet or profile — you’re immediately met with a sign-in prompt that completely obscures your view. It doesn’t even tease the content with a swift redirect. You simply can’t see anything.
Now this could be another dirt nap of Twitter as we’ve seen lots of that over the last few months. Or it could be Elon Musk’s latest attempt to paywall Twitter. It’s not clear which it is at the moment. But Twitter or Elon will have to say something as this isn’t going unnoticed. Which in turn creates negative press for both Twitter and Elon.
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