X Limits Hot Takes From Freeloaders to 50 a Day
X says the new cap is meant to ease backend strain and reduce downtime, while paid Premium plans offer higher posting limits.
- X restricted free accounts to 50 original posts and 200 replies per day, a significant reduction spotted by users over the weekend.
- Company support pages explain these limits help "alleviate some of the strain on the behind-the-scenes part of X and reduce downtime and error pages," replacing the previous 2,400-post threshold.
- Users can still send 500 direct messages, change account emails four times per hour, and follow 400 accounts daily, with Premium plans available starting at $3 per month.
- If users hit these caps, X will notify them with an error message; meanwhile, the site's status page currently displays an error, preventing system health checks.
- Elon Musk continues pushing Premium subscriptions, recently launching Custom Timelines in April, while digital alternatives like Bluesky and Mastodon remain available for users seeking to avoid tightening constraints.
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Why did X cap free accounts posting limits?
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