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solarbirdOkay, after claiming (falsely) that they were "just enforcing API rules," Musk Twitter has now officially changed the rules to ban third-party Twitter clients.
The plan is pretty clearly to move everyone to the "For you" algorithmic timeline with no other option, except possibly for allowing paid bluechecks to keep an in-order followed-only timeline. That's what would work best from a disinformation/alt-right propaganda fountain that also needs to raise money, and that's what he's making Twitter into for 2024.
That's why third-party clients have to be locked out. They'd be a barrier to that agenda, having the ability to do what the user wants, such as remove people you don't follow and put your timeline back in order.
All that gets in the way of both the ads and the propaganda, so they have to go.
And as always, it's a great day to quit Twitter.
The plan is pretty clearly to move everyone to the "For you" algorithmic timeline with no other option, except possibly for allowing paid bluechecks to keep an in-order followed-only timeline. That's what would work best from a disinformation/alt-right propaganda fountain that also needs to raise money, and that's what he's making Twitter into for 2024.
That's why third-party clients have to be locked out. They'd be a barrier to that agenda, having the ability to do what the user wants, such as remove people you don't follow and put your timeline back in order.
All that gets in the way of both the ads and the propaganda, so they have to go.
And as always, it's a great day to quit Twitter.
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Date: 2023-01-20 12:59 am (UTC)