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Re:The Twitter API is now effectively unmaintained by olalonde on Thursday March 30, 2023 @12:53PM (#35375674)
My guess is not much at all. It was even independently reported that Twitter was growing under Elon Musk[0]. Also, "Mastodon's users have dropped significantly" according to a report by Wire[1].

Edit: It's quite telling that the various personal stories and anecdotes are receiving upvotes, while my comment, which contains links to concrete data, is being downvoted.

[0] https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/elon-musk-twitter-...

[1] https://www.wired.com/story/the-mastodon-bump-is-now-a-slump...

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Re:The Twitter API is now effectively unmaintained by michaelmrose on Thursday March 30, 2023 @01:18PM (#35376084)
App downloads have grown, which is the most useless metric because banning or breaking third-party clients can drive downloads, as can new phones.

Revenue has tanked and other services are nibbling at their market. This should at least suggest to you that it's not growing .

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Re:The Twitter API is now effectively unmaintained by lenkite on Friday March 31, 2023 @10:47PM (#35396549)
Upvoted. There is a significant HN backlash against Twitter - where any data even remotely positive for Twitter or even mentioning the stuff in the Twitter files that contradict known "facts" about Twitter's previous "fairness" will get you downvoted by the dozen.
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