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Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Takes Break from Twitter Amid Rate Limit Controversy

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Twitter's Rate Limit Controversy Prompts Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson to Take a Break

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently announced on Twitter that he would be stepping back from the social media platform for a brief hiatus.

This decision comes in the midst of an ongoing controversy surrounding Twitter’s implementation of reading limits on its users.

Twitter, led by CEO Elon Musk, introduced these restrictions as a response to combat “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation. However, the move has faced significant backlash, resulting in service disruptions and user frustrations.

The rate limit issue has generated a mix of humor and frustration within the community. Some users made playful references to Hoskinson hitting his rate limit, finding humor in challenging circumstances.

Others encouraged him to take some time off from the platform to escape the frustrations associated with the rate limit problem.

Twitter’s controversial rate limit policy first garnered public attention when thousands of users reported technical difficulties, such as an inability to access tweets, missing timelines, and the sudden disappearance of followers.

The phrase “rate limit exceeded” became all too familiar for users as they encountered restrictions while trying to view tweets.

This decision from Twitter followed an earlier announcement requiring users to have an account on the platform to view tweets, further fueling the negative sentiment.

The widespread reaction to the imposed limits has been overwhelmingly negative, with users expressing their frustration through messages like “rate limit exceeded” and “Cannot retrieve tweets,” which flooded their feeds.

As a result, the hashtag #TwitterDown emerged, trending as users voiced their dissatisfaction with the rate limit issues. Additionally, critics launched the hashtag #RIPTwitter to express skepticism towards the effectiveness of the rate limit in addressing data scraping and system manipulation concerns.

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