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
This is an awesome thing, it encourages people up get off their site
I think you’re giving “normal people” way too much credit.
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.
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.
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?
This will have an impact on journalists who use Twitter to get tips for reporting. Seen some who were concerned this would happen
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.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…
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?
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.
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”.
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.
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.
I post my photos there because I reach a significantly wider audience on twitter than instagram. Zero politics on my feed
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
There are some fandom authors still posting their art on Twitter, some more spicy than others… guess not all are nudes?
“in our effort to reduce spam”
… Sure… That’s the reason…
Oh no! Anyway…
What’s the limit? As long as it’s high I can see this as decent anti spam idea.
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.
I haven’t yet once reached that limit though. Probably doesn’t affect the vast majority of normal users and I’d imagine same applies to this DM limit aswell.
Probably whatever number Elon arbitrarily decides he thinks maximizes the conversion rate to premium.
In that case, it’ll definitely be 69 for new accounts and 420 for established accounts. He’s predictable.
Agreed. Most private messages I get are from fake accounts that probably spam the same message to hundreds of other users aswell.
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!!
