[HN Gopher] Twitter removed API endpoints without any prior comm...
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       Twitter removed API endpoints without any prior communication
        
       Author : cheeseface
       Score  : 34 points
       Date   : 2023-06-29 22:01 UTC (58 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (twittercommunity.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (twittercommunity.com)
        
       | stemlord wrote:
       | Sorry but why are these people still putting their dollars in the
       | hands of Musk at twitter at this point in time? You're asking for
       | trouble.
        
       | evolve2k wrote:
       | Well at this point no-one is really surprised.
       | 
       | I think what is surprising is Musks blatant disregard for Twitter
       | as a platform. I'm not the expert of this but my understanding is
       | that a platform strategy brings a range of other companies and
       | offerings that extend your ecosystem and offer value to your
       | users beyond what you need to build out yourself.
       | 
       | Twitter was an anomoly in my mind but now Reddit seems desperate
       | to follow Musks magical playbook.
       | 
       | How much is a platform play worth in 2023? Was it all just hype
       | or are Reddit and Musk reading it wrong?
        
       | benguild wrote:
       | It seems like they're trying to prevent people from building
       | "friend finding" tools using Twitter?
       | 
       | Twitter's data export feature already barely gives you a copy of
       | your graph ha.
       | 
       | Seems like they want to own that at all costs
        
         | stefan_ wrote:
         | I like the guy trying to get it to Elons attention, a 2023
         | version of "if only the Fuhrer knew"
        
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