Twitter blocks its API and third-party apps stop working

Elon Musk announced in recent weeks that major changes were coming to Twitter in the coming days. Many of these changes are aimed at attracting and retaining companies that until now have posted ads on the social network, because for Musk, this is a priority. However, a new decision by Elon Musk could exclude dozens of third-party customers from Twitter. Actually the Twitter API has been blocked for several hours and there is no question of reactivating it.

It would mean the end of third-party Twitter clients, among which Fenix ​​or Twitterrific.

Fenix ​​and Twitterrific no longer work due to Twitter API crash

The Twitter API allows users access information from the social network and embed it into apps to display content in another way. Thanks to the existence of this API, there are applications that allow access to Twitter in a really different way. Among these third-party clients we find very famous applications such as Twitterrific, Fenix ​​or Talon. These are alternative tools that until now could be used to access the social network.

However, for a few hours all these third-party apps have stopped working. The errors that appear suggest that the only possible reason for their blocking is disabling the Twitter API. This decision could come directly from Elon Musk.

And it is that behind all this could be the only reason: economic problems on Twitter.

In recent weeks, Elon Musk says that the perspective of the social network has changed slightly to try to win back advertisers who have left Twitter and regenerate income. In fact, some options have already been disabled, such as the ability to display the timeline sorted by ‘followers’. We will see if blocking the API is a final decision or if on the contrary there is a reason that justifies its current downfall.