In a rapidly changing social media landscape, Truth Social, the app launched by former President Donald Trump, faced technical difficulties and crashes, coinciding with a mass migration of users from Twitter.
This exodus was prompted by Elon Musk’s implementation of daily posts limits, intended to combat data scraping and system manipulation on the platform. As users seek alternative platforms, questions arise about the stability of Truth Social and the effectiveness of Twitter’s measures.
Elon Musk, renowned entrepreneur and influential figure in the tech industry, recently disclosed that temporary reading restrictions were introduced on Twitter to address the growing concerns of excessive data scraping and system manipulation.
The implementation of these restrictions has sparked a wave of users migrating to alternative social media platforms, including Truth Social, which was launched as a platform catering to conservative voices.
Musk highlighted the severity of the issue by stating that unverified accounts are now limited to reading 600 posts per day, while newly created unverified accounts face an even stricter cap of 300 posts per day.
Verified accounts, typically belonging to public figures and influencers, have been temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts per day. The aim is to prevent the exploitation of Twitter’s data and ensure a better user experience.
He later revised the daily limits to 10k, 1k & 0.5k for verified, unverified and new accounts respectively.
This move by Twitter follows their recent announcement that users must have an account to access tweets, a measure Musk referred to as a “temporary emergency measure.”
Musk expressed dissatisfaction with artificial intelligence companies utilizing Twitter’s data for training their language models, particularly mentioning OpenAI, the organization behind the advanced ChatGPT. These concerns have prompted Twitter to take actions to win back advertisers and boost subscription revenue, such as introducing verification checkmarks within the Twitter Blue program.
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However, as users flock to alternative platforms, Truth Social, the app backed by Donald Trump, has encountered technical issues and crashes.
The surge of users migrating from Twitter to Truth Social put significant strain on the infrastructure, leading to service interruptions. These challenges raise concerns about the app’s stability and its ability to handle the influx of new users.
While Truth Social gained traction due to its alignment with conservative voices and Trump’s endorsement, the recent technical difficulties have raised doubts about its reliability as a viable alternative to Twitter.
Users who sought refuge on Truth Social in response to the daily posts limits on Twitter now face frustration and uncertainty as the app grapples with stability issues.
