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Re:Tweetbot Is Broken by satvikpendem on Friday January 13, 2023 @06:06AM (#34366257)
That is why companies should always stay vigilant about platform risk. In general, own your platform, don't built your business on someone else's platform, it is too easy for them to deplatform you on their whim.
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Re:Tweetbot Is Broken by misnome on Friday January 13, 2023 @06:56AM (#34366599)
It's worked for them for the past 12 years
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Re:Tweetbot Is Broken by nkozyra on Friday January 13, 2023 @07:16AM (#34366746)
Sure. But remember when the API went from

"build something cool with our data!"

to

"build something cool with a limited set of data"

to

"pay us a ton of money for full data"

to

"pay us a ton of money for full data if you meet these internal requirements that assuredly mean we will monitor to make sure you don't compete with us"

to ... well, we'll have to see.

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Re:Tweetbot Is Broken by fsw on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:36AM (#34367428)
Yeah, just start your own Twitter if you want to build an app for it.
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Re:Tweetbot Is Broken by soraminazuki on Friday January 13, 2023 @10:28AM (#34369039)
Or you could run your own website. This would also let your viewers browse your website freely without being hindered by a login wall.
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Re:Tweetbot Is Broken by nicbou on Saturday January 14, 2023 @04:41AM (#34378824)
No matter what most of us do, we’re at the mercy of a single search engine.
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