This baffling message had enough Twitter users in a tizzy that “#TwitterDown” began trending in the U.S on Saturday morning.
It’s as if the platform suddenly started speaking a foreign language, leaving users scrambling to understand the sudden linguistic shift.
A Bump in the Road or a Stepping Stone?
This announcement is the newest in a sequence of significant alterations for the social media platform, which includes appointing Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO, taking over Musk’s position.
This is a bit like changing the captain mid-voyage, a move that’s bound to cause a few ripples.
However, Musk isn’t leaving the ship, staying focused on “product design & technology” while Yaccarino handles the business operations.
Musk didn’t stop with the tweet limit announcement.
As if to add fuel to the fire, he suggested in a tweet that a fight might occur with Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Colosseum.
The burstiness of his updates, moving from internal policy changes to potential tech tycoon throwdowns, certainly kept the Twitterverse on its toes.
Promises of Progress
A few hours post the initial announcement and amid a flood of online outcry, Musk tweeted an adjustment to his new policy.
