Twitter Has Just Been Unofficially Killed by Elon Musk (Date of Death: June 30 2023)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2023-06-30 23:07:19 UTC
- Modified: 2023-06-30 23:07:19 UTC
As of
today,
every request for
any tweet results in this:
Summary: Twitter is now a walled garden site just like Facebook; it should be considered unfit for even citing, as even "tweets" predating this change aren't accessible unless one creates an account at Twitter (or GAFAM)
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