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Twitter/X has removed all media posted before 2014 (twitter.com)
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[–] Vince@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did they run out of storage space?

[–] Silvus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

probably stopped paying for the google account.

[–] RoundSparrow@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

I can't imagine the volume of those older years is that much, there weren't nearly as many bots and corporate users.

[–] einfach_orangensaft@feddit.de 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

deleting evidence of people acting like assholes i guess

[–] J12@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Twitter was pretty chill back in the day. I miss it.

[–] omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

That'll save money!

[–] Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Nothing is lost on internet"

(at least until shareholders want company to start making money after operating for 15 unprofitable years)

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I dont think Twitter is making any money with half of its advertisers still gone.

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Will it be on Internet archive?