I have never liked the name change. To me, it is still Twitter. Like when someone calls the Staple Center, Crypto Arena. That becomes a perfect to slap that name out of their mouth. Now, this is one of those news stories that you wonder why it hasn’t gotten so much traction? X/Twitter didn’t announce a major change. Some news sites discovered the change. Free users of the site are noticing that X limits free posts.
It appears that is you don’t want to pay $3 per month, you will be allotted 50 posts per day. With a limit of 200 replied to posts, as well as only 500 direct messages (DMs). Now, if you pay their monthly subscription fee, you will still be allotted the 250 cap, which Twitter claims not many people reach.
This seems like another reason to leave the platform, especially if your account depends on live-tweeting news. However, if you are paying for that blue checkmark, you are not affected by this. As someone said on social media, if you are posting more than 50 original tweets a day, you need to touch some grass. This is particularly odd given that it was reported that X/Twitter is losing ground to Meta’s Threads.
Again, if you are paying for any of their monthly services, you won’t be affected by this. What is hilarious is that Elmo Musk called his version of the platform as a bastion for free speech. However, it seems to be changing to an increasingly pay for free speech option.
X/Twitter Limits Free Posts is Wonky
Now granted, the platform has become a pay for rage-bait and engagement farming. Small brands, sites, or just people will have a tougher time. Or even accounts that have large followings without paying will have a tougher time.
For example, our own account is very small. For my personal account, I have a double-digit following that is incredibly small. I post from time to time, just like for the site, but it doesn’t warrant me pay for anything. However, sometimes I will get a random like or follow that isn’t a bot. Whether I keep it is still a take it day-by-day.
As social media restricts reach to pay for access, is it hard to believe that fifteen years ago that wasn’t the case. Social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter helps people in the Middle East break the strongholds of dictators. That was called the Arab Spring. Now, they cozy up to dictators for access and keep the money flowing.