- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
Twitter has yet to make a public announcement, so it’s currently unclear if this is an intentional update or another technical mishap. If Twitter stands by the changes, however, they both contradict and support other actions that owner Elon Musk has taken in the past year.
In 2022, Musk hired noted iPhone hacker George Hotz to fix its search feature and get rid of the login prompt that prevents unregistered users from browsing the website. Hotz resigned less than halfway through his 12-week internship with the company, claiming he “didn’t think there was any real impact I could make there.” In April this year, Twitter then eliminated the platform’s search feature for unregistered users entirely.
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It’s also an unnecessary move. Big Tech makes a “shadow profile” for non-logged-in users who browse the site.
https://patriots.win/p/16bid7ikBb/musk-twitter-log-in-requirement-/c/
If this is a real screenshot, it’s a temporary fix for some issues they’ve been having.
I cannot view Twitter without an account suddenly
Nor can I. As of right now, you need to be logged in to view the site. Based on the linked screenshot, they may be dealing with malicious attacks and did this as a temporary solution while they work something out.
I don’t use twitter but it’s interesting that George Hotz worked for them at all. I guess he’s been doing self driving cars and losing his mind from a the few interviews I’ve seen. But i remember this nonsense and still like “Geohot” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iUvuaChDEg from when he was getting sued by sony for hacking the playstation 3.