Well said, I am also quite surprised how quickly somebody is being insulted and called names because they run their business according to whatever plan it is they have. Once again, I am not saying I think Elon Musk is the most amazing person ever, for all I know he might have a very unpleasant personality, but then again many of these messages show that an unpleasant personality is inside all of us. As soon as we don't get our way other people and organisations are stupid, idiotic and whatever else. I saw the same on another list where somebody apparently had some bad luck with first a Microsoft Surface and then a replacement Lenovo laptop, bought from Best Buy and I was amazed by the advice she received about how she needs to play it so she would get another replacement rather then Best Buy or Lenovo first trying to fix the issue. It went from "you have to insist" to playing the "I'm a poor blind girl" to "cry if you have to". And as somebody who has run a retail store for 23 years I surely have had my share of customers asking for too much; it's amazing how often I have to remind somebody who put a hole into their expensive hiking boots or a rip into their North Face pants that this is not a warranty issue and while some understand and may even say "I thought so, but thought I try anyways" to others getting spitting mad and threatening they'll go on social mediaand post about the horrible service they had from us. I always find that social media brings out in some cases the best in people but in more situations it seems to bring out the worst in people.
From: 'Mervin Keck III' via VIPhone <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2023 7:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Twitter officially kills off all third-party client apps In this thread I have seen the owner of Twitter referred to as Idiot and Knucklehead. And that was just today. If this is the way the blind community expects to gain both respect and accessibility then good luck. And enjoy those third party apps. Oh wait! There are no more third party apps. I wonder why? Perhaps communication and disrespect of the blind and sighted communities are both breaking down these days. Perhaps Entitlement and Empowerment sometimes gets a bit confused in both the business and the private sector. Merv On Jan 20, 2023, at 9:50 PM, Joseph Hudson <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: My sentiments exactly, I love the Twitter app, and will always continue to use it. And if I have a problem, I'll go to the knucklehead himself and ask him. Why did you have to get rid of your accessibility people I follow him directly. On Jan 20, 2023, at 10:33 AM, Gerardo Corripio <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: As long as official the official Twitter app remains accessible, I don't plan on going anywhere. Dont be so harsh! The app might have its issues (adds for instance), but it's accessible. Look at Facebook, with no 3rd party apps, and how many blind people are still using it. Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel El 20 ene 2023, a la(s) 10:10 a.m., Feliciano Godoy <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> escribió: 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<http://www.facebook.com/theblindman12v> Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v<http://www.twitter.com/theblindman12v> Follow www.instagram/TheBlindMan12v<http://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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> (Amber Neely) [https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/52478-104792-twitter-xl.jpg]<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 — 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. 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