This is a better link, since it includes the detail that the limitation is for free users. Paying uses can keep on using WebUIs which seems entirely fair.
I was expecting this to happen much earlier. GPUs are expensive and the rise of AI models must have significantly raised the amount of resources Google Collab is giving away for free.
The paid tier isn't restricted, so luckily people relying on this tech still have an option to continue using the service.
Entrepreneur thinks wow this has a lot of usage we can make a genius procing plan to utilize and grow