Not going to lie, Twitter killing off free API access hits me in the feels. I remember with great affection the flood of creativity that happened after we opened up the API, and it's heartbreaking to see that unceremoniously strangled.
I'm relieved that we've got better alternatives, though. While this is perhaps the final straw for many bots on Twitter, it's been a long time coming and the API has long been hobbled compared to the early days. Open protocols or bust. ✊
You can now add your #Mastodon link to your #GitHub profile, so that you can now have a verified GitHub link in your Mastodon bio! Woot woot!
https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/5720#discussioncomment-4847866
Twitter macht API-Zugang kostenpflichtig – mit einer Woche Vorlaufzeit
Twitter gibt es künftig nur noch bei Twitter – es sei denn, man zahlt dafür, Tweets automatisiert einzubinden, zu analysieren oder Inhalte auszuspielen.
@pluralistic Has anyone correlated enshittification with changes in the management structure of platforms?
I've seen a bunch of tech companies started by technologists -- nerds -- who were passionate about what they made and who attracted equally passionate users. But as the company grew, the MBAs and professional CEOs were brought in, and everything changed.
Few companies probably begin with enshittification as a goal. But at a given point incentives, focus and management all start to shift.
Die 🇮🇪 Datenschutzbehörde hat nur einen Bruchteil der Datenschutz-Verstöße von WhatsApp untersucht & den Rest einfach ignoriert. Sie lehnt die Anordnung des 🇪🇺 Datenschutzausschusses ab, v.a. die Kernverstöße zu untersuchen & verklagt diesen sogar. @noybeu https://noyb.eu/de/nur-eu-55-millionen-srafe-fuer-whatsapp-irische-dpc-zeigt-partnern-endgueltig-den-stinkefinger
RT @jmhorp@twitter.com
Insanely different pandemic outcomes as measured by excess mortality
How ignoring a tiny element of the @EU_EDPB@twitter.com decision on Facebook and Instagram allowed the @DPCIreland@twitter.com to give @Meta@twitter.com a € 3.97 billion discount on their #GDPR penalty: https://noyb.eu/en/irish-data-protection-authority-gives-eu-397-billion-present-meta-authority-allegedly-unable-assess
Why Alexa won't wake up when she hears her name in ads (2019) - https://www.amazon.science/blog/why-alexa-wont-wake-up-when-she-hears-her-name-in-amazons-super-bowl-ad
A Supermarket Visit Brought Down the Soviet Union - http://beelineblogger.blogspot.com/2016/01/how-supermarket-visit-brought-down.html