Hi Karen, and sorry for intervening. Reading your very first message, the very beginning of the article you posted reads:
----- #TechCrunch » Feed TechCrunch » Comments Feed TechCrunch » Twitter officially bans third-party clients after cutting off prominent devs Comments Feed alternate alternate alternate Twitter officially bans third-party clients after cutting off prominent devs Kyle Wiggers 1 week ------ I'd say that "1 week" part is the age of the article. 2023-01-28 21:38 GMT, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]>: > Again, I cannot speak to your experience. > > > > On Sat, 28 Jan 2023, Herbie Allen wrote: > >> The article I’m referring too is one from the Verge about a week ago. It >> indicated that Twitter had updated it’s terms. This was days after they >> ppulled the support. >> >>> On Jan 28, 2023, at 15:21, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I cannot speak to your speculations. >>> however, given the article's publication date is 27 Jan, your reading >>> before publication is unlikely. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 28 Jan 2023, Herbie Allen wrote: >>> >>>> I did, it looks like an article I read about a week ago that also said >>>> Twitter updated it’s terms. All I know is that right now, Tweesecake >>>> still works and when I was on Windows TWBlue still did. Maybe they’ll >>>> drop tomorrow, maybe they won’t. Twiter did let me authorize an account >>>> the other day on Tweesecake which surprised me. I’m wondering if there >>>> is a difference between apps who have paid for access to Twitters API. >>>> All you can do is enjoy your third-party ap while it works. >>>> >>>>> On Jan 28, 2023, at 15:08, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Did you read the article? >>>>> The difference here is that now it is an *official* part of developer >>>>> policy, instead of Twitter leading up to the change. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, 28 Jan 2023, Herbie Allen wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> That has been the nature of things since Twitter started pulling the >>>>>> Third-party support. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 27, 2023, at 23:50, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The policy change is dated for 27 Jan, that means anything working >>>>>>> today, will not be working for long. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Herbie Allen wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It’s been that way for a week. Some things are still working though >>>>>>>> like Tweesecake and TWBlue. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jan 27, 2023, at 11:06, Karen Lewellen >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Its official, see the article below. >>>>>>>>> #TechCrunch » Feed TechCrunch » Comments Feed TechCrunch » Twitter >>>>>>>>> officially bans third-party clients after cutting off prominent >>>>>>>>> devs >>>>>>>>> Comments Feed alternate alternate alternate >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Twitter officially bans third-party clients after cutting off >>>>>>>>> prominent devs >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kyle Wiggers 1 week >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> After cutting off prominent app makers like Tweetbot and >>>>>>>>> Twitterific, >>>>>>>>> Twitter today quietly updated its developer terms to ban >>>>>>>>> third-party >>>>>>>>> clients altogether. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Spotted by Engadget, the "restrictions" section of Twitter's >>>>>>>>> 5,000-some-word developer agreement was updated with a clause >>>>>>>>> prohibiting "use or access the Licensed Materials to create or >>>>>>>>> attempt >>>>>>>>> to create a substitute or similar service or product to the >>>>>>>>> Twitter >>>>>>>>> Applications." Earlier this week, Twitter said that it was >>>>>>>>> "enforcing >>>>>>>>> long-standing API rules" in disallowing clients access to its >>>>>>>>> platform >>>>>>>>> but didn't cite which specific rules developers were violating. Now >>>>>>>>> we >>>>>>>>> know -- retroactively. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As Engadget notes, Twitter clients are a part of Twitter history >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Twitterific was created before Twitter had a native iOS app of its >>>>>>>>> own. >>>>>>>>> And they've gained a larger following in recent years, thanks in >>>>>>>>> part >>>>>>>>> to their lack of ads. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Twitter's attitude toward third-party clients has long been >>>>>>>>> permissive >>>>>>>>> and even supportive, with the company going so far as to remove a >>>>>>>>> section from its developer terms that discouraged devs from >>>>>>>>> replicating >>>>>>>>> its core service. But that seems to have changed under CEO Elon >>>>>>>>> Musk's >>>>>>>>> leadership. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Twitter dev terms >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Image Credits: Twitter >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The decision seems unlikely to foster goodwill toward Twitter at a >>>>>>>>> time >>>>>>>>> when the platform faces challenges on a number of fronts. In a >>>>>>>>> blog >>>>>>>>> post, Twitterrific's Sean Heber called Twitter "increasingly >>>>>>>>> capricious" and a company he "no longer recognize[d] as trustworthy >>>>>>>>> nor >>>>>>>>> want to work with any longer." Matteo Villa, the developer of >>>>>>>>> Fenix, in >>>>>>>>> an interview with Engadget called the lack of communication >>>>>>>>> "insulting." (Twitter has no communications department at >>>>>>>>> present.) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Twitter is under immense pressure to turn a profit -- or at least >>>>>>>>> break >>>>>>>>> even -- as advertisers flee the platform, spurred by >>>>>>>>> unpredictable, >>>>>>>>> fast-changing content policies. The company, which has $12.5 >>>>>>>>> billion in >>>>>>>>> debt, is on the hook for $300 million in its first interest payment >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> has lost an estimated $4 billion in value since Musk acquired it at >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> end of October 2022. Fidelity recently slashed the value of its >>>>>>>>> stake >>>>>>>>> in Twitter by 56%. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cutbacks at Twitter abound. Some employees are bringing their own >>>>>>>>> toilet paper to work after the company reduced janitorial services, >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> New York Times reported, and Twitter has stopped paying rent for >>>>>>>>> several of its offices. Musk has elsewhere attempted to save >>>>>>>>> around >>>>>>>>> $500 million in costs unrelated to labor, shutting down a data >>>>>>>>> center >>>>>>>>> and launching a fire sale after putting office items up for auction >>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>> a bid to recoup costs. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Twitter's also heavily pushing its Twitter Blue plan (now with an >>>>>>>>> annual option), aiming to make it a profit driver. It plans to lift >>>>>>>>> its >>>>>>>>> ban on political ads, chasing after campaign dollars in the 2024 >>>>>>>>> U.S. >>>>>>>>> elections. 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