Elon Musk puts the brakes on Twitter and backtracks on one of his worst decisions ever

The past month has been very eventful for Twitter and the developers who have contributed so much to this social network for years. If you already announced last week that developers would have to pay to access the Twitter API, now reversealthough with a few buts.

[Elon Musk te va a pagar por usar Twitter, esto es lo que tienes que hacer para recibir dinero]

Elon Musk a little softer

This access to the Twitter API allows a developer to have their client in stores, or bots to generate high quality content like quotes, but with the latest ad and this monthly payment, it’s nearly impossible to maintain for many.

Just yesterday, via Engadget, in a message from his Twitter account, Musk announced that in response to comments received, Twitter will open the doors of its API for bots that offer good content for free.

Since 2020, the micromessaging social network has given access to its API to developers who are just starting out in learning to program. or they just wanted to try a new development for a good cause or for fun.

Blocking API access for third-party apps in mid-January caused quite a stir for apps like Twitterifc or Tweetbot will have a very bad time. The next step taken by Twitter was to offer access, but paying $100 per month for the basic subscription.

A huge wall for those using this API as they can be very useful bots capable of create quotes based on tweetsalerts to find out who is unfollowing us on Twitter or view the weather.

It’s really a high value bet for Twitter that these bots have been running throughout the social network’s existence, and that simply leaving them to their fate to leave the social network was a bad decision made.

As the saying goes, rectification is wise and that’s where Elon Musk went yesterday, although we will have to wait for the terms of use of this API. Suffice to say that there is still a part of the story to know and according to the story of the CEO of Twitter, it will be necessary to go and get some popcorn in order to be entertained before one of his next decisions.

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