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Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by jjulius »

throwaway092345 wrote: post #201
jjulius wrote: post #165

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>... a private company is making changes which they believe are in line with their business goals. Who cares? Why get so riled up about it? Someone you don't know doesn't like a move that a private company made, or it's CEO. Who cares? Why get so riled up about it?

So we are in agreement about the OP, glad we found some common ground :)

Thank you for putting words in my mouth. Your inability to have a constructive, healthy conversation throughout this thread demonstrates why you've chosen a throwaway account for this. Enjoy your weekend.

Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by tag2103 »

erulabs wrote: post #183

I mean, I understand the engineer part of me that says hey, it's a widely used public API, don't shut it down all at once you dick. But there is another part of me that wonders if all these folks who say "I have 100k tweets and I'll only use the unofficial clients" aren't betraying more than they think: All the twitterati pro-users who schedule tweets daily... Are they good for the platform? I'd lean towards a soft "…

Reminds me of a game I played years ago and they made a minor "tweak" to the code and a bunch of plugin mods no longer worked. Yes Turbine- Asheron's Call was much better with the third-party plug ins, but I still was playing AC even with my fancy UI on top of it. But funny when that change was made all of the cheaters that would set their bots to go camp spawns disappeared and the game got that much better. History doesn't repeat but it does rhyme.

(Now release AC to the public so I can go back to Eastham)

Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by labster »

graublau wrote: post #159
blowski wrote: post #86

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It’s not like people didn’t speak out for the moderators or employees, just that Musk didn’t listen. If you’re looking for Nazi Germany analogies, perhaps Blitzkrieg is better - quickly destroying its entire userbase.

ITT comparing 3rd party api limits to nazi germany

Twitter needs more lebensraum for its own APIs.

Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by JustSomeNobody »

NavinF wrote: post #135
wstuartcl wrote: post #49

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The fact that Elon has disbanded the accessibility team at twitter probably already leads them into hot water related to this (It is not uncommon for orgs like twitter to be bound by multiple long term settlements related to accessibility suits that each have obligations of certain deliverables in this area. If your friend truly does have issues navigating the site perhaps she may want to look to a legal remedy -- fr…

Has a social media site ever been forced to accommodate blind people? Serious question.

When is a good time to start holding them accountable?

Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by MBCook »

alixanderwang wrote: post #197

Why are they having the funeral less than 2 weeks after a "suspension" of the API, after 10+ years of work? Twitter under the new management is making rash decisions but also has been reversing many. I still have Tweetbot app on my phone in hopes that it's temporary. Has there been anything definitive to say that won't be the case?

It’s a two person company. Elon killed off the #1 source of revenue and refused to say anything for days. When they did, it was a lie.

Let’s say they reverse course again on Tuesday and say 3rd party clients are back.

Would you bet your entire livelihood and business on Elon (or whoever in the future) keeping their word?

That sounds ridiculously risky.

Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by johns »

tptacek wrote: post #184
eddieroger wrote: post #122

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There are also lots of other interesting clients not from Tapbots. If losing Tweetbot was enough to make you look at Mastodon, keep that open mind and look at all the interesting clients out there.

I'm test-driving Mammoth right now, and spent a couple weeks in MetaText (which is I think not maintained anymore, but it worked fine).

Try Mastoot

Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by jjulius »

peanuty1 wrote: post #175
jjulius wrote: post #79

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"Don't criticize if you can't do better," is never a good take.

"It's remarkable how many people who've never run any kind of company think they know how to run a tech company better than someone who's run Tesla and SpaceX." - Paul Graham https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1592852796185128961

It's remarkable how tone deaf one (Graham) can be. The crux of my comment remains the same - people are perfectly free to criticize a decision they disagree with, even if they don't run a company. Many people doing the criticizing are Twitter users themselves, the very people impacted by Musks's decisions. They have every right to be unhappy with a decision he makes that impacts how they use the product.

Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by [deleted] »

alixanderwang wrote: post #197

Why are they having the funeral less than 2 weeks after a "suspension" of the API, after 10+ years of work? Twitter under the new management is making rash decisions but also has been reversing many. I still have Tweetbot app on my phone in hopes that it's temporary. Has there been anything definitive to say that won't be the case?

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Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by [deleted] »

ericmay wrote: post #76
barnabee wrote: post #47

I don't think they realise the damage this change has done. I have been on board with or ambivalent about most of the changes. I don't care if there's less moderation, I think Twitter probably did have too many employees, and I like the idea of a paid account with fewer (preferably no) ads. I'd even have happily paid Twitter to continue using Tweetbot. But this has destroyed the trust and the user experience of many…

What's the saying? First they came for the moderation, but I didn't care because they weren't moderating me. Then they fired employees so as to not have to pay severance or whatever but I didn't care because I don't work at Twitter. Then they came for the API and there was noone left to speak for me... Twitter and Elon have already done quite a bit of damage to the company, platform, and reputation. This is just a co…

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Re: Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023

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Post by [deleted] »

[deleted] wrote: post #219
ericmay wrote: post #76

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What's the saying? First they came for the moderation, but I didn't care because they weren't moderating me. Then they fired employees so as to not have to pay severance or whatever but I didn't care because I don't work at Twitter. Then they came for the API and there was noone left to speak for me... Twitter and Elon have already done quite a bit of damage to the company, platform, and reputation. This is just a co…

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