I’m not leaving Twitter while it’s accessible; I like the iPhone Twitter app well enough.
As to them firing the accessibility team: don’t know the original source but they fired half their employees I believe but don’t quote me on that. Then apparently when the new working conditions were announced more employees left. All the best Angie > On 20 Jan 2023, at 16:10, Feliciano Godoy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Twitter is just fine. What’s your source for them firing their accessibility > team? Just because Twitter doesn’t allow third-party apps to be utilized > doesn’t mean that it’s a bad company. > Many companies do you things how they want. Look at Apple. > > > Feliciano > For tech tips and updates: > LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v > Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > Follow www.instagram/TheBlindMan12v > those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones > who do. -Steve Jobs > >> On Jan 19, 2023, at 8:54 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> If you haven’t already done it, get the hell off of Twitter! They fired >> their accessibility team. Now they have officially said no more third-party >> clients. So if you ever thought Twitter was worth anything, now it’s not. >> It’s all about Elon and his stupidity. Get out! >> Twitter officially kills off all third-party client apps >> AppleInsider / [email protected] (Amber Neely) >> >> <https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/52478-104792-twitter-xl.jpg> >> Twitter has updated its developer agreement to explicitly prohibit >> third-party app makers from creating their own clients using the company's >> API. >> >> On Thursday, Twitter updated its developer's agreement with a clause >> prohibiting app developers from making their own Twitter clients. >> >> The change comes a few days after developers began reporting >> <https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/16/twitter-frustrating-developers-as-it-cuts-off-some-third-party-apps> >> their apps no longer worked. >> >> The "restrictions" section of Twitter's development agreement has been >> expanded to help "enforce its long-standing API rules," according to the >> company's development Twitter account. It noted that, as a result, some apps >> might not work. >> >> Twitter is enforcing its long-standing API rules. That may result in some >> apps not working. >> >> — Twitter Dev (@TwitterDev) January 17, 2023 >> <https://twitter.com/TwitterDev/status/1615405842735714304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> >> >> However, as Engadget points out, >> <https://www.engadget.com/twitter-new-developer-terms-ban-third-party-clients-211247096.html> >> it does not align with the company's history. Third-party apps have been >> central to Twitter use for most of the social media platform's history. >> >> Twitterific, for example, has been a crucial part of Twitter's history since >> the beginning. Twitterific had a native iOS app before Twitter did and is >> credited with coining the word "tweet." >> >> As a result of the API restriction, developers have begun pulling their apps >> out of the App Store. >> >> Today marks the end of an era. Sadly, we've been forced to pull Twitterrific >> from both the iOS and Mac App Stores. >> >> Twitter's unexplained revocation of our API access has left the app with no >> path forward. Please read our blog for more information >> https://t.co/UZSdmqZtMD <https://t.co/UZSdmqZtMD>— Twitterrific >> (@Twitterrific) January 19, 2023 >> <https://twitter.com/Twitterrific/status/1616183984098283520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> >> >> Restricting API access is another incident in a string of current >> controversies purportedly caused by Elon Musk acquiring the company >> <https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/10/28/elon-musk-reigns-as-twitter-ceo-fires-top-execs-first-day> >> in October 2022. This particular move is probably focused on preserving >> advertising revenue for the company, as third-party clients often filtered >> out sponsored posts and similar media. >> >> In December, >> <https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/12/18/twitter-blocks-user-links-to-other-social-platforms-except-for-paid-ads> >> Twitter began blocking user links to other social platforms. That was >> rolled back after user protest, and it's not clear when or if that will >> begin again. >> >> >> >> Original Article: >> https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/19/twitter-officially-kills-off-all-third-party-client-apps?utm_medium=rss >> >> <https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/19/twitter-officially-kills-off-all-third-party-client-apps?utm_medium=rss> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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