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That's it... Twitter just sealed their fate for me...
2 years ago
*beep boop* Starting Journalistic OS...
This might be a spicy journal to write, but I have noticed that Twitter restricted access to see the tweets to registered users only, leaving those who don't have an account completely in the dark.
And you know what? This is the straw that broke the camel's back for me. From this point onward, I REFUSE to join Twitter, because I cannot rely on registered users alone to see my tweets, as up to this point, even unregistered users could see what is happening. AI companies stealing their data?! What BS are they talking about?! I know that AI tools have been developing in such a breakneck speed that most of the industry has been caught off-guard, but that alone should not be used as an excuse to restrict access to those who have registered. Another "lovely" thing they added is the daily limit how many tweets people can read, which goes up to 8000 tweets, again reinforcing my stance that it's really bad for me to join the website at this current climate, if this is how it goes...
Cohost seems to be the best place for me to go right now, and while I know that Twitter has a better reach, but it's not designed to be an art gallery. You can argue that Cohost is also not designed as an art gallery either, but at the very least in Cohost, people can see what I do, regardless if they are registered or not. That alone is the main reason why joining the Twitter is a bad idea for me, if I want to grow my audience.
I also noticed that Nitter, which is another way to see the tweets, has been hit by this change as well. Wonderful... just wonderful...
TL;DR: Since Twitter made a major change how people can see the tweets, I refuse to join it, and I'm probably considering joining Cohost instead.
And you know what? This is the straw that broke the camel's back for me. From this point onward, I REFUSE to join Twitter, because I cannot rely on registered users alone to see my tweets, as up to this point, even unregistered users could see what is happening. AI companies stealing their data?! What BS are they talking about?! I know that AI tools have been developing in such a breakneck speed that most of the industry has been caught off-guard, but that alone should not be used as an excuse to restrict access to those who have registered. Another "lovely" thing they added is the daily limit how many tweets people can read, which goes up to 8000 tweets, again reinforcing my stance that it's really bad for me to join the website at this current climate, if this is how it goes...
Cohost seems to be the best place for me to go right now, and while I know that Twitter has a better reach, but it's not designed to be an art gallery. You can argue that Cohost is also not designed as an art gallery either, but at the very least in Cohost, people can see what I do, regardless if they are registered or not. That alone is the main reason why joining the Twitter is a bad idea for me, if I want to grow my audience.
I also noticed that Nitter, which is another way to see the tweets, has been hit by this change as well. Wonderful... just wonderful...
TL;DR: Since Twitter made a major change how people can see the tweets, I refuse to join it, and I'm probably considering joining Cohost instead.
