X (Twitter) limits the number of DMs unauthenticated users can send

Change has become the norm on Twitter these days. Perhaps the biggest change since Elon Musk bought the company is the latest rebranding, replacing the blue bird with an X. The iconic bird won’t be flying around the web or sharing tweets any time soon, but it’s still there and has brought us some updates.

Twitter (or maybe we should call it X now) limits the number of DMs unverified accounts can send. According to the company, This change is intended to reduce spam in direct messages..

So if you don’t have a paid account, there will be a limit on how many DMs you can send per day. If you don’t want to be subject to this restriction, you can subscribe to Twitter Blue..

In an effort to reduce spam in direct messages, we’ll be making some changes soon. Unverified accounts have a limit on the number of DMs they can send per day. Subscribe now to send more messages: https://t.co/0CI4NTRw75

— Support (@TwitterSupport) July 21, 2023

Recent changes to Twitter are aimed at gaining more paying subscribers by setting limits on unauthenticated user activity and introducing new features only to Twitter Blue users. For example, unauthenticated users are now limited to the number of tweets she can read in a day, while Twitter Blue users have access to long tweets (up to 25,000 characters) and tweet editing options.

Attract more subscribers

These changes, aimed at getting more paying users, seem reasonable as long as Twitter isn’t still generating profits. Elon Musk himself said the company is facing negative cash flow due to a sharp decline in advertising revenue and a high debt burden.

Rebranding the platform is another move Musk has made to turn the company into a profitable one. We can expect X to introduce other changes to facilitate the conversion of free subscriptions to paid subscriptions. Annihilation of the Birds allows the rebranded platform to start from scratch with a new vision, new purpose and new capabilities. Unlike unverified accounts, Musk and his team’s imagination seems to have no limits.