'This Tweet is Unavailable' Message Goes Viral on Twitter Threads! What Could The Error Message Mean?
Twitter timeline is filled with 'This tweet is unavailable message.' Here's what it could mean.
If you have been a frequent user of microblogging site Twitter, then you'd have noticed the message 'This tweet is unavailable.' There seems to be some technical glitch on the social media platform which is hiding the replies on tweets. People who have taken notice of the issue are also addressing it on the platform. Several users are asking why is this an issue. In the last 24 hours, the problem has been noticed and there are Twitter threads, which show the unavailable tweet message and it is going viral. Twitter Bug, Majorly Affecting Android Users, Mislabelling Retweets Confuses Twitteraties: Report.
If you haven't noticed yet, then you can still check profiles of people who have got many replies. If you scroll through the replies, you will see a thread of unavailable tweets. Check some of the tweets made by users about this issue. Over 900 Posts Taken Down From Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp During Lok Sabha Polls.
What Does 'This Tweet is Unavailable' Message on Twitter Mean?
As per some forums which address such technical issues, this message could mean different things. It could either be that a person has deleted their tweet after someone replied to it. While you can still see the reply, the deleted tweet will be replaced with a Tweet Unavailable message.
The other option could be because a person blocked you or you have blocked them. Or it could be because the person would have turned their account into a private account. So even if you happen to follow the person but retweet their tweet, it will display as an unavailable tweet.
Some of the other reasons could be if you have tagged someone without realising that the person is in your block list. Also, if a person quotes their own tweet it becomes unavailable. If the tweet contains some sensitive content then also it gets flagged as unavailable.
However, in this case, where a whole lot of thread tweets appear as unavailable, it is unclear what is the reason. Plus with so many people bringing it to notice, it does seem like a glitch. Hope Twitter will address the issue soon.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 03, 2019 01:17 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).