Twitter sets strict new API rules as it removes 143,000 bad apps

MICROBLOGGING WEBSITE Twitter has blocked 143,000 applications using its API between April and June for violation of its policies

In an article by Yoel Roth of API Policy and Rob Johnson, Senior Director The apps in question were used to "generate spam, manipulate conversations or invade the privacy of people using Twitter."

The Twitter APIs have been redesigned, with a new registration process that includes case reviews and policy compliance controls become mandatory for all new standard and premium API access requests. from Twitter.

New developers will need to provide detailed information on how they use or intend to use the APIs. Anyone wishing to use the Twitter APIs must apply for a developer account and access the APIs through the new developer.twitter.com portal. Current users of the current apps.twitter.com portal will not yet need to go through the registration process, but this will be a requirement at a later date. The portal apps.twitter.com will be closed, but no time scale is given.

With tighter controls on the registration process, developers will be limited to 10 applications by default, and there will be an imposed rate limit for POST terminals. for those without privileged accounts. This change will be introduced on September 10th and will apply to all requests to create tweets, retweets, likes, follow-ups or direct messages, which represents a significant decrease in the rate of ################################################################################ POST activity allowed by default for a single application. "The new default POST limits are as follows:

• Tweets and Retweets (combined): 300 per 3 hours,
• Like: 1,000 per 24 hours,
• Follows: 1,000 per 24 hours;
• ] Direct Messages: 15,000 per 24 Hours

Twitter APIs are widely used by analytics companies, data specialists, and marketers, despite the company's attempts to mitigate change. [] 19659004] Twitter also introduces new options allowing people to report suspicious applications that might break the rules.

The company has also suspended accounts that violate its terms, although the suspension criteria remain unclear. some top-p rofiles accounts seemingly able to break the rules with impunity.

Twitter has suspended 58 million accounts in the last quarter of 2017 and reportedly has 70 million in the s two months to July. μ

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