Twitter says the basic tier of its API will cost $100 per month

A week after Twitter made the announcement about shutting down free access to the API, the company said today that it will charge $100 per month for the basic tier of API. This will get developers access to a “low level of API usage” — without specifying what that exactly means — and the Ads […]

Twitter says the basic tier of its API will cost $100 per month by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter Blue introduces 4,000 character tweets, says half ads coming soon

Twitter announced the ability to post longer tweets for paid users Wednesday. So instead of being limited to 280 characters, Blue subscribers can post tweets that are up to 4,000 characters long. The same limit applies to quote tweets and replies. Twitter said that along with long tweets people can post media like images or […]

Twitter Blue introduces 4,000 character tweets, says half ads coming soon by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter is telling users that they’re over the daily tweet limit

Twitter users have seen their fair share of erratic policy changes and weird bugs lately, but today they can’t even tweet through it. Many users reported that they were suddenly unable to tweet on Wednesday, starting around 2 p.m. PT. Right now, the bug appears to be affecting all non-scheduled tweets. Tweets that were scheduled […]

Twitter is telling users that they’re over the daily tweet limit by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter launches subscription service Blue in India, Indonesia and Brazil

Twitter has rolled out its subscription service, Twitter Blue, to users in India, Brazil and Indonesia, it said on Wednesday, tapping large key overseas markets where it has amassed over 100 million users. Elon Musk, the owner and chief executive of Twitter, had previously suggested that he will lower the price of the subscription service […]

Twitter launches subscription service Blue in India, Indonesia and Brazil by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter will stop forcing its algorithmic timeline on iOS and Android

The circle of Twitter decisions is complete. The social network will finally stop forcing its algorithmic “For You” timeline to users on iOS and Android. Twitter said that the apps will remember your choice of the timeline when you close them. Essentially, if you were looking at the chronological “Following” timeline while exiting the app, […]

Twitter will stop forcing its algorithmic timeline on iOS and Android by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Elon Musk says Twitter will provide a free write-only API to bots providing ‘good’ content

Last week, Twitter said it is shutting down free access to its APIs starting February 9. Now, days before the deadline, Elon Musk said that after getting feedback from developers, Twitter will provide a write-only API for “bots providing good content that is free.” This decision is as opaque as some of the other policy […]

Elon Musk says Twitter will provide a free write-only API to bots providing ‘good’ content by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter Circle glitches have users worried about privacy

As more Twitter features break and glitch, users are becoming increasingly concerned about the platform’s stability. We’re about three months into Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, and a number of problems plague the platform, likely because so many staff have left or been laid off. Some people, including Musk and Libs of TikTok, have temporarily […]

Twitter Circle glitches have users worried about privacy by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Elon Musk says that Twitter will start sharing ad revenue with creators ‘today’

Twitter’s new owner is making moves to build in more revenue streams for creators — or at least he’s tweeting about it. Elon Musk announced Friday that the company would soon begin sharing advertising revenue with creators on the platform for the first time. The catch? Eligible users must be signed up for Twitter Blue, […]

Elon Musk says that Twitter will start sharing ad revenue with creators ‘today’ by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter Blue expands to six new countries, brings back Spaces curation

Twitter is in a hurry to make money, and in another step that might lead to some revenue it has expanded the Twitter Blue subscription to six new countries. The paid plans are now available in Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain making it 12 regions in total to which users can subscribe […]

Twitter Blue expands to six new countries, brings back Spaces curation by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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