Some popular accounts likely to disappear from Twitter as Elon Musk ends free access to API

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Move to pay-for-access application program interface continues platform owner’s push for revenue

While many larger companies already pay for access, it is unlikely some of the smaller developers of popular tools and accounts will be able or willing to pay.

Here’s a roundup of some popular tools and accounts that could disappear once the pay-for-access API comes into effect.When someone posts a long thread of tweets on a topic, often someone will @ the thread reader app, which will generate the content of those tweets in a more readable format.a Twitter bot here to help you read threads more easily.

Regretfully, the Possum Every Hour account has already announced it will cease operating once the changes are brought in, but it says its work will continue on Twitter’s rival network Mastodon. Hi All, I regret to announce you all that this bot will stop working on 9th of February due to new Twitter's API policy. I have no intention on paying Twitter for basic API usage.

 

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There's an error in this article. Hootsuite has stated that, as they don't use the API, their services won't be affected. cc joshgnosis

It's free and works fine for me?

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