Jack Dorsey says 'running Twitter is hard' amid scraping crackdown

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Jack Dorsey says 'running Twitter is hard' but tells Elon Musk it's 'critical to preserve the open internet' after data scraping crackdown

Heavy is the head that wears the crown – at least that's how it seems Jack Dorsey is feeling. that"running Twitter is hard" after Elon Musk sparked a backlash by announcing"rate limits" on viewing tweets. Many users criticized his decision after he announced the sudden changes.

"I don't wish that stress upon anyone," Dorsey tweeted."I trust that the team is doing their best under the constraints they have, which are immense. It's easy to critique the decisions from afar … which I'm guilty of … but I know the goal is to see Twitter thrive. It will."restricting how many posts users can see. He blamed the decision on"extreme levels" of data scraping from AI companies.

It came after Musk said Friday that users would need to sign in to view tweets and that it wouldn't show tweet preview when links are shared on other platforms. Dorsey also said after the new restrictions were announced that he hopes Twitter will build on"censorship-resistant open protocols" such as Bitcoin, which he said was"good for all, and critical to preserve the open internet."

 

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