Twitter ‘Rate Limit Exceeded’ – how to view more tweets
Many Twitter users were left confused and frustrated this weekend when ‘Rate Limit Exceeded’ appeared on their screens.
Elon Musk, who took over the platform last year, tweeted that the temporary restriction on how many new tweets people can see or post, was to ‘address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation’.
It also left users unable to send direct messages, and soon #Twitterdown and RIP Twitter began trending.
The latest temporary move initially meant verified accounts were limited to reading 6,000 posts a day, with unverified limited to reading 600 a day, and new unverified to 300.
Shortly after, 52-year-old Elon, who is also CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, raised these to 10,000, 1,000 and 500 posts respectively, and it’s not yet clear when these restrictions will be lifted.
So, if you’re faced with ‘Rate Limit Exceeded’ on your Twitter, what can you do?
Let’s find out.
How to avoid ‘Rate Limit Exceeded’
Get Twitter Blue
OK, so this option involves forking out to subscribe to Twitter Blue, which currently costs £11 a month on mobile (or £114.99 a year) or £9.60 a month on web (£100.80 a year).
It will add a blue tick to your account, allow you to edit tweets, see 50% fewer ads and allow you to tweet up to 25,000 characters instead of the usual 280.
The current limit for Twitter Blue subscribers is 10,000 posts – ten times higher than for an existing unverified account.
Twitter Blue posts also get prioritised in feeds.
Use a web browser
According to Followchain, when you hit the limit you can switch from the Twitter app to a web browser such as Safari or Chrome.
Open private or incognito mode, search for Twitter and log in to your account.
You can do this either on your phone or computer.
Try a VPN
Followchain’s next workaround for when you reach the limit is force quitting the Twitter app or page, and then reconnecting to the web via a free VPN (virtual private network).
You can download a VPN free of charge – it suggests Ultrasurf VPN (which you can download from Google Play or Apple’s app store, Proton VPN, or VPN – Super Unlimited Proxy.
Be patient
It’s easier said that done, but the limits should reset after 24-48 hours.
As yet, it’s not clear how long they will be in place for – so normal service without the limits could be resumed.
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