Federico Viticci Jan 15, 2023

Let's pour one out for third-party Twitter clients:

Apps that shaped UI conventions, pioneered a market, and in many ways reinvented how we communicate online – unceremoniously killed off by a clown who thinks he's the smartest guy around because he has money.

These apps didn't deserve to end up like this.

https://www.macstories.net/stories/twitter-intentionally-ends-third-party-app-developer-access-to-its-apis/

Twitter Intentionally Ends Third-Party App Developer Access to Its APIs

Late yesterday, The Information reported that it had seen internal Twitter Slack communications confirming that the company had intentionally cut off third-party Twitter app access to its APIs. The shut-down, which happened Thursday night US time, hasn’t affected all apps and services that use the API but instead appears targeted at the most popular third-party

Show threadConstantin BauerJan 15, 2023
@viticci That was actually the final straw for me. I think I can see myself returning to twitter one day under a new leadership, but I’m not shure about that either
Show threadJohn Conway

@bauerco @viticci Don't do it Constantin! Any new corporate management would view third-party clients with suspicion. I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did, frankly.

They can never go away on Mastodon.

Jan 15, 2023 at 4:19pmWeb
Show threadConstantin BauerJan 15, 2023
@john @viticci Yeah that’s a good point and one of the most intriguing things about mastodon for me. I’m just not shure mastodon is big enough to sustain my tech bubble. But time will tell. I hope Ivory will make mastodon a bit „smoother“ for me
Show threadJohn ConwayJan 15, 2023
@bauerco @viticci I think Mastodon is pretty strong on Tech, so I think it will work out for you.