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[-] 312@lemm.ee 408 points 1 year ago

This is Musk’s “Reichstag Fire” moment for Twitter.

The rate limiting is not because of “extreme manipulation”, but because of piss-poor code that Twitter deployed as part of their change to only allow tweets to be viewed if logged in. Twitter is effectively DDoSing itself right now. But, it creates an opportunity for Musk to create a narrative.

These “temporary” limits will probably remain inevitably, as they provide another benefit to Twitter - they drive Blue subscriptions. Unfortunately, they also repel free users from using the platform entirely, and at a much higher ratio.

Twitter is going to become even more of a cesspool than it already is at an alarming rate. Crazy how many established social media platforms have decided to crumble at the exact same time.

[-] Korne127@lemmy.world 275 points 1 year ago

Oh my god, this is just too funny.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago

"The DDOS is coming from INSIDE the HOUSE!"

[-] lunarmedic@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

My lord. And they can't/won't piece 1+1 together? Hanlon's razor dictates they are indeed idiots.

[-] 312@lemm.ee 47 points 1 year ago

In order to quickly fix it they would probably have to roll back the change to require login to view tweets, which would be admitting that it wasn’t caused by “attacks” on Twitter, which Elon won’t do. Rock and a hard place.

[-] zos_kia@lemmy.fmhy.ml 46 points 1 year ago

My guess is that they are severely understaffed. Happens when the new boss is a noob in the industry and fires the people he needs...

[-] millionsofplayers@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago
[-] lunarmedic@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Sorry! kept getting lemmy network error

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

I get those a lot on mobile, in particular, and it's critical I specify my language, or it's a guaranteed silent fail

[-] Seven@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Elon was right, firing off many engineers didn't cause any DDoS attack from outside- as DDoS attacks are now happening from within

[-] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The self-DDoS truly the height of idiocy. It’s been a good couple of weeks watching billionaires who have never faced consequences fuck around and find out.

[-] honkwoodcourt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
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