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In an unforeseen turn of events, Twitter has decided to test user patience by cloistering tweets behind a sign-in wall

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[–] djquadratic@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago (8 children)

saw this too! looks like it broke a ton of tweet embeds too... Muskrat says its to mitigate scrapers but--this feels heavy handed

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (7 children)

What damage do web scrapers actually cause Twitter? I don't understand Elon's logic in this move.

[–] eu8@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

There's no way they cause more damage than what they have done now. The vast majority of users (and eyes on ads, etc) are not going to have accounts. The majority of accounts that might pay money only do so because lots of people (who may not be logged in) see them.

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