https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/15/twitter-links-throttled-elon-musk-sites-dislike > When content posted from critical news outlets and competitor apps was clicked, it opened a blank screen, delaying access > Social media giant Twitter appeared to apply a five-second delay that would slow access to sites – a process known as throttling – including to the New York Times, Reuters, Instagram and Blue Sky, another social network, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.