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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/twitters-plan-to-charge-for-crucial-tool-prompts-outcry/"></div>In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help — including from people trapped in collapsed buildings — and connect people with rescue organizations. They could soon lose access unless they pay Twitter […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt -->...

Users are outraged over Twitter's plan to charge what many think would be a prohibitive $100 monthly fee for a tool known as the API that has proved invaluable for rescue efforts following the recent devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

The new fees are just the latest complication for programmers, academics and others - and they say communic...

Software developers use a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help and connect with rescue orgs.

Monthly fee of at least $100 arriving for tool that allows people to comb Twitter