Fwiw - Musk is claiming that the shut down is temporary. And was due the cost of content draining affecting their system.

Elon Musk @elonmusk 2h
Replying to @TitterDaily
Temporary emergency measure. We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users!

link: twitter (dot) com/elonmusk/status/1674865731136020505