Limitations on X (Twitter)
Why didn't Privacy Party block every reposter or delete every post?
Rate Limits
Privacy Party blocks users and deletes posts by clicking the same buttons that you would on X (formerly Twitter). X attempts to limit this type of browser automation by making it harder and harder for you to perform the same action repeatedly. These limitations are often visible in your site experience and may look like:
- Pages, posts, or user profiles taking longer to load
- Failing to load more content such as posts or users
- Preventing actions like blocking or deleting from taking effect even when clicked
- Logging you out of your account
If you have thousands of posts to delete or are trying to block reposts on a popular post, these tactics make it difficult for Privacy Party to make it through the entire list in one click. If Privacy Party gets interrupted, trying again will continue where we left off. Depending on how many posts have been deleted or users already blocked, taking a short pause may also ease some of X’s site limits and allow Privacy Party to continue taking action more smoothly.
Other Blocking Discrepancies
Outside of rate limits, the final count of accounts blocked may be different from the displayed number of reposters on X for several reasons.
New Reposters
More people may have reposted after Privacy Party finishes blocking. In this case, you can try again to continue blocking new reposters.
Previously Blocked Users
If you have already blocked some of the reposters, the total blocked may be less than the total reposters that X shows.
