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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by VWWHFSfQ on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @05:41PM (#34716613)
I haven't tweeted in months and just tried it:

> You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.

What absolute shitshow is going on at Twitter?

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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by wongarsu on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @06:05PM (#34716917)
A full tweet would be many times your personal daily average. We can't have you suddenly start spamming. (/s)
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by hackernewds on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @10:00PM (#34719228)
Starting today a lot of people are seeing "You cannot follow more people at this time"

firing the folx who run the ship seems to be going swell

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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by ldjb on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @10:02PM (#34719242)
I'm seeing that, too. Can't follow anyone today.

There are limits documented on Twitter's website, but I'm nowhere near reaching them.

https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-follow-lim...

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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by throwaway290 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:51AM (#34720227)
It's hilarious how Twitter 10x'ed the amount of ads they push yet you can't follow the occasional promoted account even if you legit want to. Somebody should tell advertisers they are wasting all that money.
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by alexbiet on Thursday February 09, 2023 @09:48AM (#34724711)
I've deleted my account because of that. Twitter was overrated anyways. Time to try some new social media apps!
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by throwawaylinux on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:25PM (#34719737)
Who is folx?
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by echelon on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:27PM (#34719745)
> The letter ‘x’ is an orthographic symbol that has become synonymous with gender inclusivity.”

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a40314411/folx-meaning...

TIL

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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by throwawaylinux on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:30PM (#34719765)
Ah, folk (or folks) that would make sense. I thought that was always a non-gendered term but I'd better not question it.
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by DiggyJohnson on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:53PM (#34719914)
Folks is non-gendered, that’s why the “folx” terminology is seen as pandering / virtue signaling / etc. by many, many people. Re: Latinx.
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by TchoBeer on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:09AM (#34720015)
I'm pretty sure it's just a fun way to spell folks
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by liamN on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:27AM (#34720410)
I agree that folx doesnt make sense as a nongendered term, but Latinx is used because Latino/Latina IS (traditionally) gendered.
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by d1str0 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:38AM (#34720471)
Even though Latinos don’t like the term because it’s whitewashing their culture.
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by chihuahua on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:00AM (#34719960)
"folks" is non-gendered, but it does not have the virtual signaling properties of "folx" which is all about increasing inclusivity to heights that were previously unheard of.
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by adamisom on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:18AM (#34720363)
how synergistic
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by arghandugh on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:50PM (#34719891)
It’s a silly internet spelling of “folks” that’s been around for three decades - don’t overthink this.
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Re:Twitter starts limiting how many Tweets you can post per Day by LordAtlas on Thursday February 09, 2023 @07:13AM (#34722801)
Urban Dictionary gets it spot on: http://folx.urbanup.com/17008949
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