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We'll soon be implementing some changes in our effort to reduce spam in Direct Messages. Unverified accounts will have daily limits on the number of DMs they can send. Subscribe today to send more messages

https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1682501248334061572

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[-] mojo@lemm.ee 111 points 1 year ago

This is an awesome thing, it encourages people up get off their site

[-] millionsofplayers@lemmy.one 22 points 1 year ago

Twitter could implement a feature where you could only read like 25 tweets a week and Twitter would still somehow survive

[-] Little8Lost@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

But then likely only the musk fanbase and maybe a few confused are the only left

[-] prole@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

I think you're giving "normal people" way too much credit.

[-] FoxBJK@midwest.social 71 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, it’s “to fight spam” and not at all an attempt to cut costs of the free users.

Just keep squeezing Elon. Blood will come out of that stone soon enough I just know it!!

[-] TheHalc@sopuli.xyz 45 points 1 year ago

This won't do anything to cut any costs.

This is all about enshittifying the free experience to push those on the edge to finally bite the bullet and start paying.

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 52 points 1 year ago

Kinda pointless when most of the spam I encounter in general is from verified accounts. Love that doucheblock extension, and Blue Blocker for automuting accounts that promote tweets.

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 10 points 1 year ago

well I just checked the twitter replies and am now adding “sugar daddy”, “sugar momma” and “sugar baby” to doucheblock. They can’t even handle spam replies to the support account.

[-] Plume@beehaw.org 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I remember the conspiracy theory that was going on in the right wing circles of the internet a few years ago, where people like Tim Pool were saying that the blue checkmark was an attempt from Twitter to create a "privileged class on Twitter"...

All of those people are the ones that Elon's been pandering so hard to and look at Twitter now.

Why is it with these people, that them who cry wolf so often, also turns out to be the wolves so often?

[-] nightdice@feddit.de 35 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, because spammers clearly can't afford 8 bucks a month

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago

Spammers definitely can't afford creating 1000 accounts and paying 0 bucks a month... /s

[-] wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org 32 points 1 year ago

This will have an impact on journalists who use Twitter to get tips for reporting. Seen some who were concerned this would happen

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 1 year ago

Also many companies provide tech support via Twitter (e.g. PayPal).
I also wanted to add that ZSSK (Slovakian state-owned passenger train company) uses Twitter for reporting extraordinary events like trains being very late, cancelled, alternative bus transport (which can be pretty important as buses can't always get to each station), etc., but checking zssk.sk I noticed they switched from Twitter to Mastodon after these recent events.

[-] Mars@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago

I had a problem with my family account on Spotify and my options for asking for support were twitter dms or some meta stuff (Facebook dms?)

I was 🤏🏻 this close to cancel my account right there, but my partner still has social media accounts, so they solved it in my name.

Get a freaking email inbox…

[-] Little8Lost@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Good thing they switched, want others to follow. From what i got especcially people in eurobean countries are hopping on mastodon

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I'm more concerned with "journalists who use Twitter to get tips for reporting".

Like, isn't a journalist supposed to contrast and verify information? Not just spin some random tips from Twitter?

[-] hamiltonicity@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

A tip isn't a story in itself, it's a suggestion of where to start looking for one. "Hey, I'm off the record here, but some shady shit is going down at my job and you might want to fire off a Freedom of Information request for x, y and z or talk to a and b" is a pretty good tip.

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Guess you're right, I just find it weird for anyone to leave a worthwhile tip over an unencrypted third party company's messaging. It's like "I'm off the record... but I don't really care who hears me say it".

[-] bentsea@lemmy.mrm.one 25 points 1 year ago

More ideas for Spez to use on Reddit.

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago

"in our effort to reduce spam"

... Sure... That's the reason.....

[-] reclipse@lemdro.id 24 points 1 year ago

I like how social media companies are starting to embrace the Fediverse.

[-] MadeFreshDaily@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Does anyone even use Twitter for anything other than dumb ass politics and seeing free nudes of their favorite e-thot anymore? I don’t think I’ve seen anything entertaining on there in years.

[-] straycat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Many absolutely cracked artists post on Twitter and nowhere else, that's the only reason I've ever used it.

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

I have a list on there with National Geographic and other accounts that only post interesting things, barely any political stuff. Space and other photography. Trolls don’t appear much there.

Probably the only reason I still open it now and then.

[-] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

I post my photos there because I reach a significantly wider audience on twitter than instagram. Zero politics on my feed

[-] chicken@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

it used to be where i would message my girlfriend (i dont know why twitter thats just how it ended up), but after a few years we made the switch to discord (for now) due to the incoming limits

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[-] throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 14 points 1 year ago

Well, it's time for their users to consider moving to mastodon / fediverse

[-] Peter1986C@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago

Oh no! Anyway...

[-] Proweruser@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

Somebody is getting real desperate over there.

[-] yaycupcake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's super fucked up. Who the hell thinks this shit is a good idea. I'm so tired.

[-] matricaria@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

At this point, who even cares? Are there still people on Twitter? Just move on and use something else.

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

What's the limit? As long as it's high I can see this as decent anti spam idea.

[-] loobkoob@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago

It'd make for a good anti-spam measure if there was a limit to the number of DMs users could send to other people who don't follow them back. It'd mean people can still use Twitter DMs like a normal messaging service (which isn't something I care for, but I know some people use it like that).

As it is, it just feels similar to the whole "rate limiting the number of tweets people can view per day" thing, where they're taking the most obvious route to reducing bandwidth usage by restricting users.

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[-] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

Probably whatever number Elon arbitrarily decides he thinks maximizes the conversion rate to premium.

[-] Chozo@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In that case, it'll definitely be 69 for new accounts and 420 for established accounts. He's predictable.

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[-] forcide@lemmit.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

Nice, putting existing features behind paywalls..

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