Twitter quietly removes log-in requirement for viewing tweets

X has quietly removed the requirement for users to log in to view tweets, just days after implementing the restriction. This means that Twitter links can now be opened in a browser without an account. Websites that embed tweets in their articles can also continue to do so, allowing them to illustrate news articles and other content.

Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, stated that the decision to make tweets inaccessible to logged-out users was a temporary emergency measure. He explained that the company was experiencing significant data pillaging, which was causing service degradation for regular users.

The company cited a similar reason for temporarily imposing limits on the number of tweets users could read per day. These measures were put in place to address the data security concerns and ensure a better user experience.

Despite the removal of the log-in requirement for viewing tweets, there is still content that remains inaccessible to visitors who are not logged in. Profile pages and the Explore page cannot be directly accessed through the URL in a web browser unless the visitor logs in. Furthermore, tweet links accessed by non-logged-in visitors will only display the tweet itself. Any replies to the tweet will still be hidden unless the visitor logs in to a registered Twitter account.