Twitter stutters paid users given more space: On Wednesday, thousands of Twitter users complained about difficulties accessing the service as the Elon Musk-owned social network started allowing paid users to write tweets up to 4,000 characters.
The business tweeted, “Twitter may not be operating as planned for some of you.”
Sorry for the inconvenience. We’re aware of the issue and trying to fix it.
Early in the afternoon in Silicon Valley, reports of Twitter issues increased at the website Downdetector and persisted for almost two hours.
“Online users encountered issues such as inability to submit messages, daily tweet limit messages, and inability to send direct messages, causing them to raise complaints.”
US media reported that Twitter set a daily cap of 2,400 messages to ease the burden on its infrastructure.
Additionally, TweetDeck, a well-known interface for managing and viewing Twitter accounts, was said to no longer function.
The outages happened the same day that Twitter’s $8/month Blue subscription plan in the US gained a length perk.
According to the software company, Twitter Blue customers can now write tweets with up to 4,000 characters, significantly more than the 280-character limit imposed on free users.
In a lengthy tweet announcing the benefit, the internet company wrote, “But don’t worry, Twitter is still Twitter.”
“We recognize that longer Tweets could involve a lot of scrolling, so we will limit your timeline to 280 characters and provide a ‘Show more’ prompt for you to click and read the entire Tweet.”
“Musk’s Impact on Twitter’s Engineering Talent and Operation”
After taking control of the San Francisco-based firm late last year, Musk drastically reduced Twitter’s headcount, prompting questions about whether the platform would have access to enough engineering talent to maintain its seamless operation.
On Wednesday, US tech media reported that Musk had instructed Twitter personnel to put off work on new features in order to concentrate on debugging.
