That Chip GuyFeb 3, 2023
GovTrack.us

Twitter announced the end of their free login service, unless we pay, and we are not going to pay. If you log into GovTrack using your Twitter account, make sure you don’t lose access to your GovTrack account. Log in and check that your profile has your current email address. https://www.govtrack.us/accounts/login

Then log out and use the 'Forgot your password?' link to add a password to your account. After that, you can log in with your email address and password.

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Feb 2, 2023 at 3:12pmWeb
Show threadTed Han ★ 韓聖安Feb 2, 2023
@GovTrack how much are they asking you to pay?
Show threadGovTrack.usFeb 2, 2023
@ted To be honest I didn't even read the article I just read the toot. https://mastodon.joshdata.me/@andybaio@xoxo.zone/109793903229572599 ~JT
Andy Baio (@[email protected])

Twitter just announced free access to the Twitter API will end on February 9, with unannounced pricing or usage details, effectively killing every free fun and useful thing ever built with it: bots, games, mashups, visualizations, research projects, autoposters, autoblockers, deleters, and so much more. https://twitter.com/twitterdev/status/1621026986784337922

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Show threadGovTrack.usFeb 2, 2023
@ted After our toot, I checked our database. Only have 8k users (out of 600k) who ever used Twitter login. If I cared enough I'd just email all of those accounts.
Show threadDan LangilleFeb 2, 2023
@GovTrack By " free login service" I think you mean the free API service? Which you presumably use to allow users to login via Twitter.
Show threadDan LangilleFeb 2, 2023
@GovTrack I ask because my first thought was: OK, Twitter has started charging us for logins... Great.
Show threadSoozcatFeb 2, 2023
@GovTrack I know it's been said before, but it bears saying again: "login with [third party site]" has never been a good idea
Show threadAswath RaoFeb 2, 2023
@GovTrack Have you considered the use of "Fediauth" where you send a single use passcode via DM and the user enters that in the login page. You can serve both Twitter & Fediverse users. Also take a look at IndieAuth.
Show threadM HorstmeierFeb 2, 2023
@GovTrack
Clicking the link sent, sends me to your site, but does not provide a change password prompt
Show threadAriaflameFeb 3, 2023
@solargroovy @GovTrack Did you try logging out first?
Show threadStrypeyFeb 3, 2023

Yet another reason not to depend on a corporate DataFarm for identifying yourself to services elsewhere on the net. Titter is the first to take away free use of this, but FarceBook, Goggle, GH etc could do this at any time.

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