Twitter makes its API free for public announcement accounts
Twitter, reversing strategy, is making its API free to use to accounts that post public announcements such as weather alerts.
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Twitter, reversing strategy, is making its API free to use to accounts that post public announcements such as weather alerts.
Posts about automated posting written by Mike Masnick
Twitter announced Tuesday that its API is free for public announcements like weather alerts, transportation updates, and emergency warnings. The company said verified government or public-owned services posting public utility alerts will receive free API usage. One of the most important use cases for the Twitter API has always been public utility. Verified gov or …
After Microsoft, WordPress is the latest company to leave Twitter's API. This happened after Twitter suddenly suspended WordPress from accessing their API without any warning on April 3rd.
This free access officially ended on April 29 and the new pricetag starts at $42,000 a month.