Twitter isn’t letting users view the site without logging in, restricting access to its platform for anyone who does not have an account.
As of this week, if people without a Twitter account try to open the platform, they will be met with a screen prompting them to sign up or sign in to Twitter.
The change comes as owner Elon Musk attempts to revamp Twitter’s business following months of challenges since his takeover late in 2022.
The restriction on public access to Twitter could be an effort to enlarge the platform’s user base, which has always been significantly smaller than social media rivals like Facebook and Instagram.
Last month, media outlets reported that Twitter was sued for $250 million by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) in the US for alleged extensive copyright infringement of music.
NMPA includes 17 publishers and listed 1,700 songs for which it sent multiple copyright violation notices to the social network.
The lawsuit claimed that Twitter didn’t take any action against these notices. The organization highlighted that it is seeking fines of up to $150,000 for each violation.
The lawsuit alleged that the social network “fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical ‘compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law.”
