Twitter Users Flock to Delete Accounts Amidst Controversial Access Limitations
Twitter Users Flock to Delete Accounts Amidst Controversial Access Limitations
An analysis of Google search data has uncovered a remarkable surge in online searches related to deleting Twitter accounts in the United Kingdom.
The searches for 'Delete Twitter' and 'Delete Twitter account' skyrocketed by 983% and 520%, respectively, following the recent changes made by the social network that restrict the number of tweets users can access.
According to a new report from comparison service CasinoAlpha, the interest in the terms 'Delete Twitter' and 'Delete Twitter account' has experienced a significant upturn not only in the UK, with a staggering 983% and 520% increase, respectively, but also globally, with a 131% surge in July.
These spikes in interest come as Twitter initiated limitations on tweet access, leading to user backlash and confusion about whether the platform was experiencing technical issues.
Over the weekend, Elon Musk, in a Saturday post, announced that verified accounts were now restricted to viewing 6,000 posts per day, while unverified accounts faced an even stricter limit of just 600 posts.
New unverified accounts were subject to an even lower cap of 300 posts.
Musk clarified that these changes were implemented to combat issues such as data scraping and system manipulation.
However, these alterations have resulted in widespread dissatisfaction and bewilderment among affected users.
Coinciding with these developments, searches for 'How to delete a Twitter account' witnessed a staggering surge of 2,806% globally and 152% in July, specifically for UK-based account holders who sought information on how the changes would impact them.
Unfortunately, Twitter's latest account restrictions have provoked an overwhelming increase of 4,173% in searches for 'Is Twitter down' within the UK and a significant 3,880% worldwide.
Users have found themselves confronted with view limits without any clear explanation, leading to frustration and uncertainty.
Tudor Turiceanu, CEO of CasinoAlpha, shared his insights on these findings, stating, "The limitations on tweet access mark a significant shift for Twitter.
It seems that these restrictions have not been adequately communicated to users, given the surge in searches questioning whether the platform is experiencing downtime."
These measures appear to be part of Twitter's strategy to attract users to its paid subscription platform, Twitter Blue, which grants subscribers the ability to read ten times the number of tweets compared to free account holders.
However, the results indicate that a substantial number of users are growing disillusioned with the platform, as evidenced by the surge in searches for deleting their Twitter accounts.
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