Twitter Experiences Major Meltdown, Sparking Rivalry Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

Twitter experienced a major meltdown over the weekend when it was forced to introduce a series of “rate limiting” restrictions due to the platform having difficulty staying online. This meant the site had to ration Tweets and the ability to engage with them, a move that could have serious implications for the company’s business model.

The incident was seized upon by the CEO of Twitter’s parent company Meta, who used it as an opportunity to take a jab at the social media platform owned by his business rival Elon Musk. The meme he posted was seemingly a reference to the launch of Threads, an app designed to be a rival to Twitter.

Musk later claimed that the rate limiting restrictions were in response to various online bad actors overwhelming the site’s infrastructure. This incident has further highlighted the rivalry between Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who recently posted a popular Spider-Man meme in response to the launch of Threads. This was the first tweet from Zuckerberg since January 18, 2012, when he asked people to “tell your congressmen you want them to be pro-internet.”

The ups and downs of social media platforms are often overlooked, but they can have a significant impact on politics and public conversation in the country. It remains to be seen how this incident will affect the future of Twitter and its rivals.