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Would a self-hosted private instance of Nitter be an option to avoid rate limits, or are Twitter accounts being penalized for using any third-party API client?
by walterbell 3y ago
Would a self-hosted private instance of Nitter be an option to avoid rate limits, or are Twitter accounts being penalized for using any third-party API client?
- DistractionRect 3y agoYou could, but you'd have to make your own personal twitter account. At that point you're using Twitter with extra steps.
- fragmede 3y agoyes but those extra steps make the difference. those extra steps are the entire point. The difference between using the blessed client and using a preferred client that previously accessed the platform via an API is those steps!
- dinosaurdynasty 3y agoRSS!
- walterbell 3y agoFor those who need timely access to information that is only available on Twitter, the account is unavoidable. The benefit of extra steps is a client under user control, e.g. filtering, RSS, better threading and more.
- TylerE 3y agoIf timely is the key criterion isn’t sticking a caching layer in the middle the opposite of helping?
- walterbell 3y agoTransparent, deterministic, user-controlled caching and filtering > black-box Twitter display algos that change unpredictably.