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Many well-known Twitter clients went down on Friday, including Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and Echofon. Users were unable to access their accounts or view their timelines. At first, it appeared to be a flaw in the Twitter API, but when the company went silent, new information revealed that Twitter had purposefully restricted access to third-party apps. The …

Twitter’s new API pricing mechanisms were introduced on Wednesday after the company dragged its feet for weeks. The free tier is designed primarily for automated content posting, whereas the basic tier costs $100 per month and the enterprise tier costs significantly more. The Advertising API is included at no extra charge with any subscription plan, …

After weeks of stalling, Twitter finally announced its new API price structures: Free, $100 per month basic, and enterprise.

The free Twitter API tier is more limited now, though.

Twitter announced Tuesday that it is discontinuing CoTweeting, its feature that let two users co-author a tweet.

Twitterrific and other popular clients start removing their apps from the app stores as Twitter updates its API terms.

Twitter has suspended some third-party clients without any communication, Developers are worried that this is a deliberate step.

Posts about third party developers written by Mike Masnick

It's likely that Twitter made some changes to its API for third-party clients that resulted in these apps breaking down.

After Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter is shutting down multiple developer initiatives including Twitter Toolbox and Twitter Tiles.