The recent rate limit changes implemented by Twitter have had a significant impact on the indexing and visibility of tweets on Google’s search engine, resulting in limited dissemination of information shared on the microblogging platform.
Crypto Twitter Will Have Less Visibility Due to The Rate Limit Reduction Implemented by Google
According to Search Engine Land, a prominent web search industry outlet, Google Search has experienced a reduction of over 50% in the number of indexed Twitter URLs in the past few days.
On July 3, it was observed that the number of tweets indexed by Google dropped by more than 60%, decreasing from 471 million to 180 million.
The Verge reported on July 4 that a Google spokesperson acknowledged the limitations in crawling Twitter.com, which affected the display of tweets and pages from the site in search results. The spokesperson stated, “We’re aware that our ability to crawl Crypto Twitter has been limited, affecting our ability to display tweets and pages from the site in search results.”
Glen Gabe, a search engine optimization consultant, noted a decline in search visibility for Twitter accounts. He attributed this to Google‘s inability to crawl those URLs, primarily due to Twitter redirecting non-logged-in users.
Technologist Barry Schwartz also conducted several tests, confirming a comparable decline in the indexing of tweets.
When tested by Cointelegraph, Google returned about 665 million results when searching “twitter.com” so the figure is seemingly dynamic and dependent on Google’s crawlers.
On July 2, Crypto Twitter executive chairman Elon Musk announced the company would controversially impose temporary limits on the number of posts users will be allowed to read daily, citing “extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation.”
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