Elon Musk Makes XPro (TweetDeck) Paid After Throttling Access To Competitors
Musk Slows Access To Competing Websites Users who clicked on links to certain websites, including prominent names like Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Substack, Reuters, and The New York Times, found themselves facing an unexpected delay of about five seconds before being able to view the content. Tests conducted by The Washington Post shed light on this unusual practice. advertisement What’s intriguing is the apparent pattern – all of these delayed websites had previously been singled out by Musk for various reasons, be it ridicule or outright attack. These tactics raised eyebrows, prompting discussions on whether such actions were an attempt to impact these organizations’ traffic and ad revenue. The delay in accessing these websites was tied to X’s use of the t.co domain, a link-shortening service. Every link posted on the X platform passes through this domain, giving the company the capability to monitor and potentially throttle activity ...