The “restrictions” section of Twitter’s developer agreement has been surprisingly updated. The Agreement was updated with a clause that prohibits “the use or access of licensed materials to create or attempt to create a similar service or product that will replace Twitter apps.” This clause seems to ban third-party clients.
HAS DOUBT TURNED INTO FACT?
According to Engadget’s report, the change confirms what the makers of many popular Twitter clients have been skeptical of lately: “Third-party Twitter services, led by Elon Musk, are no longer allowed.”
Twitter previously said it was “enforcing long-standing API rules,” but didn’t specify what rules the developers were breaking.
With these changes, Twitter seems to have banned third-party applications.
Developers have also started removing their apps. Sean Heber of Twitterrific confirmed in a blog post that the 16-year-old app has been deprecated.
NO EXPLANATION FROM ELON MUSK
On the other hand, while the situation was officially confused due to the issue of third-party applications, no statement was made from Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, about the updated confidentiality agreement.