Twitter Suffered technical stumble on Monday  

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Image source: Data center knowledge Twitter experienced a technical glitch on Monday. On Monday, Twitter experienced a significant outage, leaving users around the world unable to access external links to articles. The company’s tech support account tweeted that the microblogging platform is unavailable while it is being examined. During the outage, users who clicked on links encountered an error message that read “your API plan does not include access to this endpoint.” Twitter Suffered technical stumble The issue appears to have been resolved in less than an hour, but experts warn that Twitter is operating with a skeleton staff, leaving it vulnerable to outages, misinformation, and harmful content. More than two thirds of the social media giant’s staff has been laid off in multiple rounds of layoffs, leaving the platform understaffed and unable to meet user demand. An API, or Application Programming Interface, is Twitter software that is made available to third-party developers so they can create their own platform modifications. Twitter announced last month that it would end free access for third-party developers as the company seeks new revenue streams. Since Elon Musk assumed control, the platform has been plagued by chaos, with major advertisers fleeing and threatening the site’s primary revenue source. Sources predict that Twitter’s total monthly users will decrease by 32 million between 2022 and 2024, from 368 million worldwide in 2018. In December, the social network’s revenue and adjusted profit decreased by approximately 40% year-over-year due to the departure of numerous brands. …