Twitter only has this problem because Twitter's earliest users were developers, who's development on top of Twitter also happened to be a significant part of wh

Twitter only has this problem because Twitter's earliest users were developers, who's development on top of Twitter also happened to be a significant part of why the company grew in the early days. So the perception is largely that they've screwed over the very people who helped them grow. Thus the frequent public outcry from those developers while Twitter reaps the rewards. On the other hand, Facebook's earliest users were just college kids snapping pics of each other.