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Dorsey mentioned in an interview regreting not making Twitter "api-first", will be interesting to see if he truly embraces this. Would be nice to have something
by Ambolia 4y ago
Dorsey mentioned in an interview regreting not making Twitter "api-first", will be interesting to see if he truly embraces this. Would be nice to have something like Twitter but be able to implement or use your own algorithms to populate the timeline.
- SQueeeeeL 4y agoUltimately, unless a platform is open source like Usenet, they have no reason to enable API access long-term. It can be a useful tool to get buy in from highly engaged users but ultimately is a liability because it limits your ability to serve ads (see Reddit). Even if that means you alienate your core users and send your platform into a death spiral, quarter driven middle managers don't care. So don't get your hopes too high, or at least, have a backup social media site when this cycle starts back up in 5 years.