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Re:All API keys for TweetBot are disabled by Twitter, per de... by jupp0r on Monday January 16, 2023 @12:33AM (#34397180)
A large percentage of all companies work that way. Tool sharpening shops next to a big steel factory. Windows cleanup/uninstall tools. Car dealerships. Restaurant franchises.
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Re:All API keys for TweetBot are disabled by Twitter, per de... by drukenemo on Monday January 16, 2023 @12:49AM (#34397279)
Yes, and the point made here is: a business that is entirely dependent on another business you don’t control is incredibly vulnerable.
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Re:All API keys for TweetBot are disabled by Twitter, per de... by jupp0r on Monday January 16, 2023 @11:18PM (#34409069)
Yes and the point here is: Burger King stopping to ship Whoppers to franchise restaurants without warning would be as unnecessarily cruel as what Twitter has done.
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