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it's an abuse vector, and the rate limits are there to prevent abuse.
by riffic 5y ago
it's an abuse vector, and the rate limits are there to prevent abuse.
- foxhop 5y agoThey didn't build the API to deal with people using it in a useful way so instead of making it useful they use limits to guard against use or over use. As a result they also prevent abusers / attackers from causing denial of service (thus busting SLAs and waking up tired engineers).
- srvmshr 5y agoIf we are talking of abuse vectors, they should similarly be limiting access to followers and tweets by hashtags. Those are at a higher risk of abuse. I can look up a hashtag or follower list and simply run a bot to selectively reply at those accounts. Rate limited as a bonus too. It is but poorly conceived if that is the reason.