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Aaron Morris

Twitter 'rate limit' warning issued to thousands of users left unable to Tweet

Twitter users were left baffled as to why they were unable to post to the social media platform last night, after a bug linked to limitations on user activity emerged.

Users last night (February 8) began reporting that they were receiving 'rate limit exceeded' messages when trying to Tweet, meaning that they had went above and beyond the number of posts or accounts followed within a strict time frame.

Elon Musk's company says that is had introduced said limitations to ease the strain on the site, in a bid to help it run in a smoother and more efficient fashion.

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