NYC Transit Agency Ends Twitter Service Alerts Over Fees.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has ceased publishing service alerts to Twitter after the platform suspended its access to the back-end without warning. Twitter has announced a new pricing system that would charge for access to its application programming interface (API), which is used by accounts that post frequent alerts, such as transit and weather agencies. MTA officials estimated the cost could run as high as $50,000 a month. The decision puts the country’s largest transportation network among a growing number of accounts who have reduced their Twitter presence or left the platform since its takeover by Elon Musk.