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Re:Twitter CEO Endorses DuckDuckGo by echelon on Thursday November 28, 2019 @03:13AM (#21655504)
That may be, but how long do you expect them to allow 3rd party apps?

Once they can get 3rd party usage below a certain threshold of engagement, they'll block the API.

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Re:Twitter CEO Endorses DuckDuckGo by SmellyGeekBoy on Thursday November 28, 2019 @04:15AM (#21655745)
"Reddit Is Fun" is great and has been around for years, the unfounded belief that they may block access one day isn't really a valid reason to not use it.
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Re:Twitter CEO Endorses DuckDuckGo by distances on Thursday November 28, 2019 @03:47AM (#21655638)
They've been allowing for a good while so hopefully for a bit more at least.

TBH if they block third party I'm done with them. Def won't be accepting the default user experience.

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Re:Twitter CEO Endorses DuckDuckGo by Sverigevader on Thursday November 28, 2019 @03:48AM (#21655641)
I bought Sync for Reddit to get rid of ads. I've used it for maybe two years. Even if they block it tomorrow it would have been worth it because the experience has been tremendous. If I'm forced to go back to the official app I'll just stop using Reddit on my phone.

And also, they'll get third party usage below a certain threshold if people don't use it so... Don't help them!

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