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  • Twitter Intentionally Disabled Some Third-Party Clients

    Twitter Intentionally Disabled Some Third-Party Clients

    In the wake of revelations that some third-party Twitter clients were having trouble authenticating, it appears Twitter actively disabled them.

    Users began noticing several days ago that some popular third-party Twitter apps were no longer able to connect. Paul Haddad, one of Tweetbot’s creators, confirmed the issue but did know whether it was an accidental issue with Twitter’s API or whether some apps were being targeted.

    According to The Information, it appears Tweetbot and other apps are being targeted. The outlet saw internal Twitter communications that confirmed the affected apps were specifically disabled, although there’s still no indication as to why they were targeted.

    9to5Google theorizes Twitter may be killing off third-party clients since they don’t contribute to the platform’s ad revenue. The issues with third-party clients coincides with a marked increase in ads in the official app and when browsing the website.

    If Twitter really is killing off third-party clients, users could end up losing some of the best ways to interact with the platform.

  • Third-Party Twitter Apps Down, Company Is Silent

    Third-Party Twitter Apps Down, Company Is Silent

    A number of third-party Twitter apps appear to be down, and the developers are not receiving any feedback from Twitter.

    Users started noticing that popular Twitter apps were no longer able to authenticate. A user, Casey Newton, posted on Mastodon after experiencing the problem with Tweetbot. Tweetbot creator Paul Haddad responded, confirming the issue.

    @caseynewton multiple 3rd party clients, no communication as to if its a bug or …

    Paul Haddad, (@[email protected]), January 12, 2023

    As subsequent posts show, not all third-party apps are down, leading to some concern that specific apps are being targeted.

    Until Twitter weighs in, developers and users will likely remain in the dark.

  • Tweetbot For Mac Is Real And Coming… Eventually

    The iOS Twitter client market is one of those markets where it’s really hard to stand out from the crowd. If you’ve ever tried to find one, you know that there are… a lot of them. Like weather apps and flashlight apps and fart apps, Twitter clients are a dime a dozen. That being so, when an app reaches a point where it’s widely recognized as the best Twitter app in the App Store, that’s no small feat. Yet, that’s what Tweetbot has managed to do. Despite a $2.99 price tag – which is on the high side, considering most Twitter clients are free or $0.99 – Tweetbot has managed to become almost universally recognized as the best Twitter client there is.

    Tweetbot’s immense popularity has prompted users to request desktop versions of their beloved app. Now it looks like those users will be getting their wish. Well, they’ll get their wish as long as they’re Mac users. Tapbots, the maker of Tweetbot, quietly confirmed yesterday that Tweetbot for Mac was real and being tested internally. It all started when Tapbots programmer Paul Haddad (half of the two-man team that makes up Tapbots) tweeted the following:

    Now, if you notice at the bottom of the tweet, it lists “Tweetbot for Mac” as the client used to post the tweet. That, of course, caused a bit of a stir as people realized the implications. Then Mark Jadine (Tapbots’s designer, the other half of the two-man team) added his own confirmation by tweeting the following earlier this afternoon:

    Of course, if you look closely at the picture, you can see that the gorgeous MacBook Pro retina display he’s showing off has something special on it: Tweetbot for Mac.

    For now, Paul and Mark seem content to be merciless teases, and haven’t yet made any announcements about when Tweetbot for Mac might be available to those of us who aren’t fortunate enough to be employed by Tapbots.