Twitter Outage Uncovers More Details on Upcoming API Access Changes, Giving the Fediverse a Shot in the Arm
Twitter experienced a major outage today lasting several hours, which left most users unable to tweet or send private messages to each other. Some reported receiving error messages telling them they were “over the daily limit for sending tweets.” Twitter’s development team took the opportunity to update users on the upcoming changes to API access, which it appears the team was working on before CEO Elon Musk advised them to pause “in favor of maximizing system stability and robustness, especially with the Super Bowl coming up.” We have been busy with some updates to the Twitter API so you can continue to build and innovate with us. We’re excited to announce an extension of the current free Twitter API access through February 13. Here’s what we’re shipping then — Twitter Dev (@TwitterDev) February 8, 2023 The Twitter Dev account announced that after February 13, free access users will be limited to 1,500 tweets per month: We have been busy with some updates to the Twitter API so you can continue to build and innovate with us. We’re excited to announce an extension of the current free Twitter API access through February 13. Here’s what we’re shipping then: Paid basic access…
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