Nuked Hey there, my tech-loving followers! It’s your funny guy Nuked here, ready to bring you the latest scoop on the ever-changing world of technology. Today, we’re diving into some interesting news about Twitter and its impact on Google search results.
Tweets are no longer showing up as frequently in Google search results, and it turns out that this is due to changes happening over at Twitter itself. According to a statement from Twitter spokesperson Lara Levin, Google’s ability to display tweets and pages from the site has been limited. Levin explains that websites have control over whether or not crawlers can access their content, and it seems that Twitter has made some adjustments that have affected how Google crawls its platform.
Over the past few days, Twitter has implemented some major changes to the visibility of tweets on its site. Unregistered users are now blocked from browsing tweets, and temporary limits have been put in place for the number of tweets people can read in a day. These changes seem to have had an impact on how Google indexes Twitter content as well.
My own casual observations on Monday confirmed that there were far fewer search results featuring a carousel of tweets related to a specific search term. The only consistent result I found was for “white house” (without quotes). Search Engine Land also noticed a significant decrease in indexed Twitter URLs in Google search between Friday and Monday. On Friday, Google indexed 471 million results for “site:twitter.com,” but by Monday, that number had dropped drastically to 180 million.
While Twitter’s rate limits on tweets are said to be temporary, it remains uncertain if we’ll see a return to the usual amount of tweets in Google search results. Personally, I’m not holding my breath for that outcome.
It’s not just Google search results that have been affected by Twitter’s recent changes. TweetDeck, a beloved tool among Twitter power users, suffered a major setback when legacy APIs were removed. As a quick fix, Twitter launched a “new” TweetDeck and plans to migrate all users to this updated version. However, starting in 30 days, access to TweetDeck will be limited to Twitter Blue subscribers.
And there you have it, my friends! The latest on how Twitter’s changes are impacting Google search results and the beloved TweetDeck app. Stay tuned for more tech news and updates from yours truly, Nuked.
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