Elon Musk’s Twitter Restricting TweetDeck Access Causing Exodus Of Crypto Community

Elon Musk’s Twitter on Tuesday announces more restrictions on the social media platform by making its popular online dashboard TweetDeck limited to only verified users. Twitter made abrupt changes including requiring users to login to read tweets, introducing limits on viewing tweets, and restricting access to other products for unverified users.

Elon Musk Restricting “Freedom of Speech” on Twitter

Users backlash against Elon Musk and Twitter for imposing “rate limits” to limit the number of posts users can view. Verified accounts can now read 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts 600 posts, and new unverified accounts 300 posts.

Twitter on July 4 announces another restriction for users, limiting access to its new TweetDeck to only verified users. Users can access their saved searches and workflows by selecting “Try the new TweetDeck”. However, only Twitter Blue users can continue to access it after 30 days as it will be a Twitter Blue exclusive feature.

We have just launched a new, improved version of TweetDeck. All users can continue to access their saved searches & workflows via https://t.co/2WwL3hNVR2 by selecting “Try the new TweetDeck” in the bottom left menu.

Some notes on getting started and the future of the product…

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 3, 2023

TweetDeck is a popular and previously free Twitter account management tool that allows users to make different columns to easily monitor tweets. It has been popular with businesses and news organizations.

Amid Twitter restrictions, Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram has preponed its Twitter-like platform “Threads” for release on Thursday. However, it will collect all your data to run the platform as its goal is to establish a “sanely run” social media site.

Also Read: Twitter Cofounder Mocks Meta’s Threads App Ahead Of Launch

Exodus of Crypto Community

Twitter limiting user access and restricting its products such as TweetDeck has caused some users move to other platforms. Twitter experienced a massive drop in active users, with many moving to Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky.

Crypto Twitter, the largest community on Twitter, is also looking to move to other social media platforms amid “rate limit” and TweetDeck restrictions.

Also Read: Popular Analysts Predict 10% Rally In Ethereum Against Bitcoin, Will Altcoins Follow?

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