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The rules on displaying a tweet on a website seem so batshit insane I can only assume that my interpretation of it is wrong, and it should only apply to applica

• jmillikin 14y ago
  Remember that these rules apply to users of the API; I don't think Twitter will come after you for block-quoting a tweet.
• mechanical_fish 14y ago
  Where's the bright and shining line between a website and an application? If you've got any widget that uses the API the Tweets are going to have to conform, it would seem.
  • untog 14y ago
    In this case, it would appear that the line is "have you just copy and pasted the text of a tweet or are you getting it from the API?"
• MatthewPhillips 14y ago
  They sound unenforceable to me. I'm pretty sure fair use dictates I can quote a person from Twitter without regard to their lame guidelines.
  • jdminhbg 14y ago
    You don't have to follow Twitter's guidelines for displaying a tweet (you're right about fair use, I think); but Twitter doesn't have to authorize your OAuth keys to give you API access either.
    • rhizome 14y ago
      You don't need OAuth to pull a (or several) tweet(s).
• darkstalker 14y ago
  I would use twitter web or the official apps if they clearly displayed the @username instead of the "real name". The latter is pretty much an useless field that only adds confusion. I just hope that the new display guidelines don't enforce displaying the real name over the username.