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Twitter updates the Developer Terms: The development of third-party clients is expressly not permitted

IT House News on January 20, Twitter (Twitter) recently released the "Developer Agreement" update terms, clearly does not allow developers to continue to develop third-party Twitter applications. It is explicitly mentioned in the terms that developers are not allowed to "create alternative or similar services/products for the Twitter App".

Twitter updates the Developer Terms: The development of third-party clients is expressly not permitted

This means that third-party Twitter apps such as Tweetbot, Twitterrific, Aviary, Echofon, and Birdie are no longer functional, and it's unclear whether these third-party clients will be able to restore access in the future.

IT House learned that Twitter officials quietly adjusted the API last Thursday, resulting in a large number of third-party clients not operating normally. Officials tweeted on January 18, saying, "Twitter is enforcing its long-standing API rules. This may cause some applications to not run".

Twitter updates the Developer Terms: The development of third-party clients is expressly not permitted

During this process, the developers of the third-party client never received any notification from Twitter or an official letter requesting closure. Twitter has never even clarified which APIs were violated.

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