<p>Twitter has applied temporary reading limits to address "extreme levels" of data scraping and system manipulation, Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform on Saturday.</p>

<p>Verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day, Musk said, adding that the unverified accounts and new unverified accounts are limited to reading 600 posts a day and 300 posts per day respectively.</p>

<p>"To address extreme levels of data scraping &amp; system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits," tweeted Musk.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day. Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day.&nbsp;New unverified accounts to 300/day," he added.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>This comes after Twitter announced it will require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that Musk on Friday called a "temporary emergency measure."</p>

<p>Musk had said that hundreds of organisations or more were scraping Twitter data "extremely aggressively", impacting user experience.</p>

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<p>Musk had earlier expressed displeasure with artificial intelligence firms like OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, for using Twitter's data to train their large language models.</p>

<p>The social media platform had previously taken a number of steps to win back advertisers who had left Twitter under Musk's ownership and to boost subscription revenue by making verification checkmarks a part of the Twitter Blue program.</p>

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Twitter has applied temporary reading limits to address "extreme levels" of data scraping and system manipulation, Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform on Saturday.

Twitter has applied temporary reading limits to address "extreme levels" of data scraping and system manipulation, Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform on Saturday. Verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day, Musk said, adding that the unverified accounts and new unverified accounts are limited to reading 600 posts a day and 300 posts per day respectively. "To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits," tweeted Musk. "Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day. Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day. New unverified accounts to 300/day," he added. To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits: - Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day - Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day - New unverified accounts to 300/day — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 1, 2023 × This comes after Twitter announced it will require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that Musk on Friday called a "temporary emergency measure." Musk had said that hundreds of organisations or more were scraping Twitter data "extremely aggressively", impacting user experience. Also read | Elon Musk takes ketamine for depression and parties? This report makes shocking claim Musk had earlier expressed displeasure with artificial intelligence firms like OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, for using Twitter's data to train their large language models. The social media platform had previously taken a number of steps to win back advertisers who had left Twitter under Musk's ownership and to boost subscription revenue by making verification checkmarks a part of the Twitter Blue program. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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<p>Following confirmation that Tesla chief Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter with his original offer of $44 billion, the tech mogul revealed the reason for his sudden U-turn.</p>

<p>In his first public remarks following since reviving the offer, the 51-year-old billionaire took to Twitter and said that the acquisition of Twitter is an “accelerant to creating X, the everything app.”</p>

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<p>Musk further said that buying the microblogging platform has brought forward his X project by three to five years.</p>

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<p>The inspiration behind creating a super app stems from Musk’s admiration of other similar apps from like China’s WeChat and TikTok that offer more services.</p>

<p>He wants to create X as a super app which will combine messaging, social media, payments-and lack of reliance on ad revenue, similar to WeChat.</p>

<p>Though the Tesla chief executive did not explain further what “X” was and what sort of services it would provide, there is a strong indication that he would pit his project against the rivals like WeChat and TikTok.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Bloomberg on Tuesday reported that the billionaire was ready to complete the takeover at the original price of $54.20 a share.</p>

<p>The report was confirmed after the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday was disclosed.</p>

<p>Moreover, lawyers for Musk on Tuesday sent a letter to Twitter offering to honour the original agreement.</p>

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<p>The letter is being reviewed by Twitter lawyers, but reports suggest that the deal has been most likely accepted.</p>

<p>"We received the letter from the Musk parties which they have filed with the SEC," a spokesperson for Twitter said, reports The Verge.</p>

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<p>"The intention of the company is to close the transaction at $54.20 per share"</p>

<p>Earlier on Tuesday, Twitter shares trading was halted as the stock price jumped following reports of reviving the deal. The shares went up by nearly 13 per cent at $47.93 before trading was paused.</p>

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Following confirmation that Tesla chief Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter with his original offer of $44 billion, the tech mogul revealed the reason for his sudden U-turn.

Following confirmation that Tesla chief Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter with his original offer of $44 billion, the tech mogul revealed the reason for his sudden U-turn. In his first public remarks following since reviving the offer, the 51-year-old billionaire took to Twitter and said that the acquisition of Twitter is an “accelerant to creating X, the everything app.” Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2022 × Musk further said that buying the microblogging platform has brought forward his X project by three to five years. I think it would have been easier to just start X from scratch tho — Larckening (@LarckeningXuruo) October 4, 2022 × The inspiration behind creating a super app stems from Musk’s admiration of other similar apps from like China’s WeChat and TikTok that offer more services. He wants to create X as a super app which will combine messaging, social media, payments-and lack of reliance on ad revenue, similar to WeChat. Though the Tesla chief executive did not explain further what “X” was and what sort of services it would provide, there is a strong indication that he would pit his project against the rivals like WeChat and TikTok. Meanwhile, Bloomberg on Tuesday reported that the billionaire was ready to complete the takeover at the original price of $54.20 a share. The report was confirmed after the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday was disclosed. Moreover, lawyers for Musk on Tuesday sent a letter to Twitter offering to honour the original agreement. Also read | Twitter confirms Elon Musk buyout offer, says will close at original price The letter is being reviewed by Twitter lawyers, but reports suggest that the deal has been most likely accepted. "We received the letter from the Musk parties which they have filed with the SEC," a spokesperson for Twitter said, reports The Verge. Also read | AS IT HAPPENED - Twitter confirms Musk buyout offer "The intention of the company is to close the transaction at $54.20 per share" Earlier on Tuesday, Twitter shares trading was halted as the stock price jumped following reports of reviving the deal. The shares went up by nearly 13 per cent at $47.93 before trading was paused. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Elon Musk reveals reason behind reviving Twitter deal

<p>The Twitter-Elon Musk saga refuses&nbsp;to die down or reach any conclusion. Reportedly, the Tesla founder has now used a severance payment made to a whistleblower as a reason to walk out of the $44 billion deal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Reportedly, Musk on Friday in a termination letter claimed that Twitter did not inform him about a multi-million dollar severance package that was extended to Twitter's departing security chief Peiter Zatko.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Musk's lawyers argued that Twitter failed to seek Zatko's consent before handing him the severance payment which provides the Tesla head with another legal basis to walk out of the merger.</p>

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<p>In response, Twitter attempted to argue that it wasn't liable to inform about the severance package.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"My friend seems to be arguing that Twitter should have gratuitously told Musk that there existed a disgruntled former employee who made various allegations that had been inquired upon and found to be without merit. That doesn't make any sense," said William Savitt, Twitter attorney.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It is pertinent to note that after departing or rather forced out of Twitter, Zatko filed a whistleblower complaint, criticising the micro-blogging platform's data security practices.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Musk's attorney's have asked the court to delay the five-day trial that starts on October 17 so that they could investigate claims made by Zatko, also known as "Mudge", that Twitter hid weaknesses in its security and data privacy.</p>

<p>As reported by WION, this is not the first time that Elon Musk has used a previous Twitter employee and their credentials to tank the deal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In a court filing, Musk had submitted the names of 22 data custodians whose documents he wanted to review. One of them included former General Manager of Consumer Product Kayvon Beykpour who was fired by Twitter in May.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Read more:<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-ordered-to-submit-documents-to-elon-musk-from-a-fired-employee-regarding-bot-accounts-507244" target="_blank">&nbsp;Twitter ordered to submit documents to Elon Musk from a fired employee regarding bot accounts</a></p>

<p>Musk needed Beykpour's documents to calculate the number of spam and bot accounts. Of the 22 names submitted by Musk, the Delaware Court of Chancery&nbsp;only granted him access to Beykpour's records.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Prior to making the severance deal as another reason to quit the deal, Musk has been using the bot and spam accounts as a reason to not go ahead with the deal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The eccentric billionaire continues to claim that Twitter has close to 20 per cent bot accounts, as opposed to the five per cent that the company claims.&nbsp;Musk announced in July that he was suspending the deal agreement, alleging Twitter had concealed information about these accounts. Twitter sued Musk to complete the transaction and has claimed that the issue is unrelated to the deal with Musk.</p>

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The Twitter-Elon Musk saga refuses to die down or reach any conclusion. Reportedly, the Tesla founder has now used a severance payment made to a whistleblower as a reason to walk out of the $44 billion deal.

The Twitter-Elon Musk saga refuses to die down or reach any conclusion. Reportedly, the Tesla founder has now used a severance payment made to a whistleblower as a reason to walk out of the $44 billion deal. Reportedly, Musk on Friday in a termination letter claimed that Twitter did not inform him about a multi-million dollar severance package that was extended to Twitter's departing security chief Peiter Zatko. Musk's lawyers argued that Twitter failed to seek Zatko's consent before handing him the severance payment which provides the Tesla head with another legal basis to walk out of the merger. Read more: Elon Musk files amended counterclaims vs Twitter under seal In response, Twitter attempted to argue that it wasn't liable to inform about the severance package. "My friend seems to be arguing that Twitter should have gratuitously told Musk that there existed a disgruntled former employee who made various allegations that had been inquired upon and found to be without merit. That doesn't make any sense," said William Savitt, Twitter attorney. It is pertinent to note that after departing or rather forced out of Twitter, Zatko filed a whistleblower complaint, criticising the micro-blogging platform's data security practices. Meanwhile, Musk's attorney's have asked the court to delay the five-day trial that starts on October 17 so that they could investigate claims made by Zatko, also known as "Mudge", that Twitter hid weaknesses in its security and data privacy. As reported by WION, this is not the first time that Elon Musk has used a previous Twitter employee and their credentials to tank the deal. In a court filing, Musk had submitted the names of 22 data custodians whose documents he wanted to review. One of them included former General Manager of Consumer Product Kayvon Beykpour who was fired by Twitter in May. Read more: Twitter ordered to submit documents to Elon Musk from a fired employee regarding bot accounts Musk needed Beykpour's documents to calculate the number of spam and bot accounts. Of the 22 names submitted by Musk, the Delaware Court of Chancery only granted him access to Beykpour's records. Prior to making the severance deal as another reason to quit the deal, Musk has been using the bot and spam accounts as a reason to not go ahead with the deal. The eccentric billionaire continues to claim that Twitter has close to 20 per cent bot accounts, as opposed to the five per cent that the company claims. Musk announced in July that he was suspending the deal agreement, alleging Twitter had concealed information about these accounts. Twitter sued Musk to complete the transaction and has claimed that the issue is unrelated to the deal with Musk. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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Elon Musk, world’s richest man, is set to takeover Twitter for $44 billion. But this deal may be ‘concerning’ for some. The White House Secretary Jen Psaki said US President Joe Biden has “long been concerned about the power of large social media platforms.” Some even speculate the road ahead of Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal while others find a China angle in the story.

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