Rod HiltonJul 4, 2023

I have some insider knowledge here that I wanted to share.

This is not happening because Google scrapes Twitter and is now unable to. Google has been a paying customer (with a special negotiated rate) of the Firehose API for nearly a decade. Presumably, that deal was still in effect, barring API rate changes having an impact.

So this decision is solely because the results can no longer be viewed by non-logged-in users.

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Show threadDreamwinderJul 4, 2023
@rodhilton So why does google provide so many Pinterest links in image search? That’s also required login.
Show threadRod Hilton

@dreamwinder that's a great question. News sites too, most of them are paywalled now.

This is one of the reasons why I theorize that it's part of negotiations falling through, to reduce Musk's leverage.

Jul 4, 2023 at 9:55pmTusky