Twitter TOS Change

Seems to be the only big change - this was added to a list of &#x27;thou shalt not&#x27;s:<p>&quot;use or access the Licensed Materials to create or attempt to create a substitute or similar service or product to the Twitter Applications&quot;<p>Goodbye, nitter(?)

Another walled garden closing up holes in the fence. I understand the reasoning from an advertise-driven business perspective, but it won&#x27;t help Twitter in the long run. Many of their power users providing engaging content will seek out other venues to interact with their audience on their own terms.<p>I already see many of them having a great time in the Fediverse and new apps and tools are popping up like mushrooms, providing a much more compelling and diverse ecosystem. Give it a few years and I predict many more have grown sceptical towards platforms that eventually change for the worse, and has sought out more open systems.

Diffchecker is such an interesting tool. It should be integrated with every TOS

As much as it sucks, YouTube has the same clause and it makes a lot of sense for companies who monetize on ads.<p>The fact that it was like that until now was bad for Twitter’s revenue.

Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok all forbid third party clients.<p>The only outlier, Reddit, is massively unprofitable.<p>You can&#x27;t run an advertising business while inviting competitors to use your content for free.

Twitter: We are going to ban 3rd party apps because of a long standing rule.<p>(tomorrow)<p>Twitter: Oh hey, we have a minor update to our TOS.

Shout out to diffchecker, which I didn’t know about. Perfect UI.

Back in the day <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.twitter.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.twitter.com</a> worked great everywhere: Lynx, Links, Dillo, Emacs, a toaster, everwyhere. Even under low bw places. Now Twtr&#x27;s turd without Ublock Origin it&#x27;s unusable. Also, no JSless clients, so bye legacy users with underpowered smartphones and desktops&#x2F;laptops.

Curiously, this tool was most recently submitted for a previous Twitter TOS change about eight months ago; it prompted a lively discussion:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=31351013" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=31351013</a>

It couldn’t be more explicit: no more 3rd party Twitter clients.

I don&#x27;t think this is Musk being tyrannical as much as him being afraid that he&#x27;s losing ad revenue.