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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.
Musk, according to local sources, has attempted to wean Twitter from advertising and promote subscriptions as a new revenue stream, but the results have been disappointing thus far.
The billionaire tweeted about the disruption, stating that “a small API modification had enormous consequences.”
Adding the code stack is extremely inefficient and will necessitate a comprehensive modification procedure.
The most recent issues with the messaging platform surfaced a week after reports of another round of layoffs, which included product managers, big data specialists, and engineers working on machine learning and platform reliability.
It also adds to a string of technical blunders, including an incident in which billionaire Elon Musk’s tweets suddenly dominated the feeds of millions of users who did not follow him.
Recent reports indicate that Twitter has been experiencing a number of technical issues, including an incident in which Elon’s tweets were distributed to the feeds of millions of users who were not following him.
As a result, it is predicted that Twitter’s total monthly users will decrease by approximately 32 million users (approximately twice the population of New York) between 2022 and 2024, compared to the 368 million users it had in the previous year.
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Musk had also tweeted about the outage and wrote while replying to a user, “A small API change had massive ramifications. The code stack is extremely brittle for no good reason. Will ultimately need a complete rewrite.”
According to sources close to the company cited by the Wall Street Journal, the social network’s revenue and adjusted profit decreased by approximately 40 percent year-over-year in December because of many brands leaving the platform.
Musk has proposed that Twitter shift its focus away from advertising and towards subscriptions as a means of reversing its revenue decline.
This strategy has not yet yielded significant results.
The owner of Facebook, Meta, is also evaluating the viability of the subscription model.
Twitter’s ability to recover from these setbacks and regain its status as a leading social.
