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Re:Find and list all your Twitter mutuals by css on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @02:56PM (#17501076)
Because the rate limits are absurdly low: https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/basics/rate-limits.htm...
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Re:Find and list all your Twitter mutuals by mattcoles on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @03:04PM (#17501140)
That's pathetic... it's such a shame Twitter intentionally crippled their API because the platform is so well suited for 3rd party apps
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Re:Find and list all your Twitter mutuals by vortico on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @03:47PM (#17501456)
The reason is simple. They don't need third party applications to support their business model anymore. So why would they try to improve their API?
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Re:Find and list all your Twitter mutuals by bytematic on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @03:53PM (#17501485)
I get your meaning but strong third party apps really help platforms. Reddit Enhancement Suite and Better TwitchTV come to mind.
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Re:Find and list all your Twitter mutuals by vortico on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @04:01PM (#17501562)
They might help the platform for consumers, but I'm talking about for the owners of Twitter. Third parties don't help by a measurable amount, or if they did, it is less than the cost of maintaining a good API.
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