Twitter's Reversals on API Access and Transit Alerts
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Twitter has reversed its decision to put its API behind a paywall and will allow "verified gov or publicly owned services who tweet weather alerts, transport updates and emergency notifications" to continue using the API free of charge. Last month, several emergency and transportation accounts encountered issues posting alerts to the platform, with some accounts being suspended. The free version of Twitter's API allows users to post 1,500 automated tweets per month, with prices increasing for higher tiers.
- Twitter backtracks, lets emergency and traffic alert accounts keep free API access The Verge
- New reversal by Twitter after move sparked MTA withdrawl The Washington Post
- Twitter shifts course, allowing governments to post automated weather alerts and transit updates 'for free' CNN
- NYC transit agency ends Twitter alerts, says it's unreliable – Bronx Times Bronx Times
- How to Keep Up With Subway Delays Now That Twitter Is Broken VICE
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