Comment by frankacter
1 day ago
You still have access to local council posts, without logging in. You need to log in to view the follow up discussions(comments) a subtle but important distinction
For example you can view the main post and included links in incognito not logged in, just not the "discussion"
https://x.com/ManCityCouncil/status/2091903421917892994?s=20
That's assuming you have the link to their post. The profile page only shows the last 5 posts (assuming they are showing them in chronological order)
Seems X is balancing post visibility against bots, scraping, and some dark patterns that push people to sign in.
Showing everything is not viable under those competing goals. So they have settled on:
Show the post when someone has a direct link, but require login to see the discussion Show a limited number of recent posts on a profile, and require login for more
Raising that limit from 6 to 10 would not solve the real complaint: “I cannot see communication from my city.”
They already identify government official accounts. One simple option is to extend the visible timeline for those accounts only—six months or a year of posts—while still keeping discussions behind a login.