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I'm sorry, but this is absurd. It's not tyrany and oppression, it's Twitter's API and they set the terms they want. You agree to those terms (and to the fact t

I'm sorry, but this is absurd. It's not tyrany and oppression, it's Twitter's API and they set the terms they want. You agree to those terms (and to the fact that Twitter can change them at will) the exact moment you start using the API. Twitter won't be affected in any way: they already said that they don't want third party clients. Developers creating apps that Twitter accepts (analytics, social media for business, etc) won't stop supporting Twitter (they would lose users, opportunities and money). Only developers who create "non-OK" apps would join this, and if we did Twitter would be happier than ever as they stopped us without any action on their part. And no, I don't support Twitter API changes, but we knew that we were taking risks when developing for a closed platform. EDIT: added last paragraph.

theyCallMeSwift 14y ago
The tyranny and oppression bit is satire. And disallowing the creation of third party clients is only a minor piece of a much larger puzzle. When good services like IFTTT are forced to stop using the API, there's obviously something wrong.
- elliottcarlson 14y ago
  Twitter removed access for Instagram, Linkedin and Tumblr - IFTTT chose to remove features based on the new policy changes.
- gjulianm 14y ago
  TC reports that IFTTT was actually infringing terms before the API changes: http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/20/ifttt-has-actually-been-in-violation-of-twitters-api-for-months-todays-move-unrelated-to-1-1/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/20/ifttt-has-actually-been-in-.... I suppose that they've just noticed it and decided to take it down. And yes, of course there's something wrong. It's not fair to grow helped by third party apps and them trash them, but, as I said, we all knew that this could happen. We can't trust that any company won't be evil during all of its lifetime, specially when that company needs to show real money to investors.
- debacle 14y ago
  I don't think you know how to use satire, then. You're making a mockery of your own cause by injecting satire into this, and you come off as ignorant and ridiculous.

theyCallMeSwift 14y ago

The tyranny and oppression bit is satire. And disallowing the creation of third party clients is only a minor piece of a much larger puzzle. When good services like IFTTT are forced to stop using the API, there's obviously something wrong.

elliottcarlson 14y ago
Twitter removed access for Instagram, Linkedin and Tumblr - IFTTT chose to remove features based on the new policy changes.
gjulianm 14y ago
TC reports that IFTTT was actually infringing terms before the API changes: http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/20/ifttt-has-actually-been-in-violation-of-twitters-api-for-months-todays-move-unrelated-to-1-1/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/20/ifttt-has-actually-been-in-.... I suppose that they've just noticed it and decided to take it down. And yes, of course there's something wrong. It's not fair to grow helped by third party apps and them trash them, but, as I said, we all knew that this could happen. We can't trust that any company won't be evil during all of its lifetime, specially when that company needs to show real money to investors.
debacle 14y ago
I don't think you know how to use satire, then. You're making a mockery of your own cause by injecting satire into this, and you come off as ignorant and ridiculous.