From CNET: Twitter's new owner Elon Musk isn't done charging users who rely on the platform.
The social media service on Wednesday said it would start charging $100 per month for a "basic tier" to access Twitter's application programming interface (API), which developers and researchers use to analyze public tweets. The company said it's scheduled to make this change on Feb. 13 and it would include low usage, but didn't specify how much.
Twitter was expected to end a free version of its API on Feb. 9, but the move drew widespread criticism from users who depend on the site's data. Researchers, for example, have used Twitter's API to study sentiments about COVID-19 and mental health. Developers have created automated accounts known as bots to regularly tweet out song lyrics, cat photos and weather updates.
Now the company said it would extend free API access until Feb. 13. It will then introduce a new option for free access "limited to Tweet creation of up to 1,500 tweets per month for a single authenticated user token, including "Login with Twitter."
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