In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkiye and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help. They could lose access as soon as Monday unless they pay Twitter a monthly fee of at least US$100.
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkiye and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help -- including from people trapped in collapsed buildings -- and connect people with rescue organizations.
Kapanoglu says hundreds of "good Samaritans" have been giving out their own, premium paid API access keys for use in the rescue efforts. But he says this isn't "sustainable or the right way" to do this. It might even be against Twitter's rules. The API paywall is Musk's latest attempt to squeeze revenue out of Twitter, which is on the hook for about $1 billion in yearly interest payments from the billionaire's acquisition, completed in October.
Twitter wasn't alone but was unique among social media companies in making its API open and free. TikTok, for instance, is working on it now but so far has not released its API. Facebook's is more limited because it is very protective of the data it collects. There are an incredible number of such bots on Twitter -- useful, friendly or quirky accounts set up by people or group with a specific interest. There are weather bots, tools that combine long Twitter threads into one easy-to-read file, bots that send quotes from famous books or people, bots that remind you to stand up and stretch at random intervals during the day, bots that insert a little bit of nonsense and weirdness into your Twitter scrolling.
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