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		tinyhouse on Jan 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023 Can someone please explain what Twitter blocked exactly? Did they block only 3rs party clients or anyone who is trying to read data from their APIs? From what I know about 15% of their revenue (now probably much more give) is coming from their data services.

ceejayoz on Jan 20, 2023 [–]

They specifically forbade third-party clients that duplicate the Twitter.com / first-party Twitter app experience; Tweetbot, Twitterific, etc.

tinyhouse on Jan 20, 2023 | [–]

I see. Thanks. That makes more sense than blocking all users.

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