Hello Sieghard, Yes, I saw an article on this and was truly surprised.
With as much influence as he already has on the world, why would such things matter to him. In a very real way, I feel very sorry for him. He must be a tortured soul, indeed. History has proven that such people should not be allowed to come to power. Just my opinion, of course. Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 12:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Twitter delaying changes to its API after announcing many new limitations, 9 to 5 Mac And Elon has instructed his technicians to make sure his Tweets always get the most attention; I thought it was very funny when he realized that the President's Tweet during Super Bowl had more engagement than his own: Elon Musk allegedly threatened to fire Twitter’s engineers after his tweets during the Super Bowl attracted less engagement than president Joe Biden’s. During the Sunday game in which the Philadelphia Eagles faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs, Mr Biden tweeted a video of first lady Jill Biden supporting the Eagles, while Mr Musk also showed support for the same team in a now-deleted tweet. While the US president’s tweet garnered about 29 million impressions, Mr Musk’s post got around 9 million, according to Platformer’s Zoë Schiffer and Casey Newton. Following this, the Twitter chief reportedly ordered the company’s remaining engineers to make changes to the platform to ensure his tweets got better engagement. Citing sources close to the matter, Platformer reported that Mr Musk flew to the Bay Area, where Twitter’s San Francisco head office is located, to chat with his team in person. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 5:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Twitter delaying changes to its API after announcing many new limitations, 9 to 5 Mac Hello Everyone, As we have a great deal of Twitter users in this community, I thought you might find the following article, interesting. Mark 9to5Mac - Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 5:36 PM Twitter delaying changes to its API after announcing many new limitations Earlier this month, Twitter announced a series of changes to its API that will directly impact how third-party platforms can access the social network. However, amid much controversy, Twitter is now delaying the changes to its API "for a few more days." As announced by the official Twitter Dev account, the upcoming changes to the Twitter API have been delayed. The company doesn't say when the changes will go into effect, but it suggests that this will happen very soon. Previously, the new rules were expected to take effect from February 9. Twitter then said that the changes would be delayed until February 13, but the new rules are now being postponed again. According to Twitter, the delay is due to "efforts to create an optimal experience for the developer community." The company also claims that there's an "immense amount of enthusiasm for the upcoming changes with Twitter API." What's changing in the Twitter API? Earlier this year, Twitter announced that it would no longer allow developers to use its API to create third-party clients for the social network. This was the end of popular apps such as Tweetbot and Twitterrific. After that, the company also revealed its plans to shut down its free API, which would result in a lot of good bots and automated accounts stopping working. Following a slew of complaints, Twitter owner Elon Musk said the social network would then offer a "light, write-only API for bots providing good content that is free." However, this new free API comes with a number of limitations. For instance, it only allows 1,500 tweets per month. Developers who need more than this must pay at least $100 per month to access the API. Even for those paying, Twitter will still not allow developers to create third-party clients as in the past. It's unclear what led Twitter to delay changes to its API, but the negative response to the latest announcements may have pushed the company to take a step back. As noted by Fortune, some volunteer developers have been using Twitter's API to get real-time help requests from people affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. With the new restrictions, these developers may no longer be able to do this. Akin Unver, a professor of international relations said that the changes to Twitter's API would impact "others around the world that are using Twitter data to monitor emergencies and politically contested events." The changes to Twitter's API come at a time when the company is struggling to sustain its revenue with a loss in the number of advertisers. More recently, Twitter has also expanded its Blue subscription to more countries in an attempt to earn more money from its users. We're yet to see if all the company's latest decisions will have a positive impact on its revenue. Original Article at: https://9to5mac.com/2023/02/14/twitter-delaying-changes-to-its-api/ -- 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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