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Next week, Twitter is starting to charge for their API https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/02/cash-strapped-twitter-to-start-charging-developers-for-api-ac

Next week, Twitter is starting to charge for their API https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/02/cash-strapped-twitter-to-start-charging-developers-for-api-access-next-week/amp/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/02/cash-strapped-tw... Could be related? Even if they’re just crawling the public pages I could certainly imagine Elon trying to extract money from Google for the privilege.

bastawhiz 4y ago
My understanding was that Google was paying for its firehose access already. Though I suppose they could be forcing a contract renegotiation.
- consumer451 4y ago
  > Though I suppose they could be forcing a contract renegotiation. This was my attempt at an explanation. I wonder who will blink first and if the public will ever learn the details.
voytec 4y ago
Just a few days ago I wrote a comment, that Elon's decisions are pushing Twitter towards becoming a ghost town. But I'm unsure whether he could be so irrational to cut the biggest search engine off. One thing I find important to remember, is that Jack Dorsey gave Elon Musk one bil for the Twitter purchase so maybe there's some kind of Grand Plan that I'm too stupid to see. But would it start with Twitter's bankruptcy?
- gremlinsinc 4y ago
  I'm not really a conspiracy guy, but it could be a 4d chess move. He can get publicity whenever he wants it, how he wants it. Twitter is the #1 platform for news, and political ideologies to express themselves. If he levels that, it throws a huge wrench since there's really no 'backup'. Everyone has put so much into tweeting on twitter, now that it could go belly up, how does an entire network pick a good replacement? Doesn't even look like they can because of all the polarization. If he had some evil designs, tanking Twitter could be worth losing 45 billion dollars if it gives him more power to do whatever he wants to do. Not saying he is, I'm not an Elon fan, but even I don't think he's this stupid (he's not donald trump) - but I guess he could be - if he isn't doing this on purpose he'd have to be.

bastawhiz 4y ago

My understanding was that Google was paying for its firehose access already. Though I suppose they could be forcing a contract renegotiation.

consumer451 4y ago
> Though I suppose they could be forcing a contract renegotiation. This was my attempt at an explanation. I wonder who will blink first and if the public will ever learn the details.

voytec 4y ago

Just a few days ago I wrote a comment, that Elon's decisions are pushing Twitter towards becoming a ghost town. But I'm unsure whether he could be so irrational to cut the biggest search engine off. One thing I find important to remember, is that Jack Dorsey gave Elon Musk one bil for the Twitter purchase so maybe there's some kind of Grand Plan that I'm too stupid to see. But would it start with Twitter's bankruptcy?

gremlinsinc 4y ago
I'm not really a conspiracy guy, but it could be a 4d chess move. He can get publicity whenever he wants it, how he wants it. Twitter is the #1 platform for news, and political ideologies to express themselves. If he levels that, it throws a huge wrench since there's really no 'backup'. Everyone has put so much into tweeting on twitter, now that it could go belly up, how does an entire network pick a good replacement? Doesn't even look like they can because of all the polarization. If he had some evil designs, tanking Twitter could be worth losing 45 billion dollars if it gives him more power to do whatever he wants to do. Not saying he is, I'm not an Elon fan, but even I don't think he's this stupid (he's not donald trump) - but I guess he could be - if he isn't doing this on purpose he'd have to be.