> Why not build a replacement "API"? Because what you're suggesting is entirely illegal, and playing with Twitter is not worth going to court and bankrupting y

> Why not build a replacement "API"? Because what you're suggesting is entirely illegal, and playing with Twitter is not worth going to court and bankrupting yourself over. It's not just civil either. Remember the woman that made a fake MySpace profile to instigate a girl to commit suicide? She was successfully convicted under the federal computer crimes laws; once you violate a site's terms, your use becomes unauthorized access to a computer system.