Twitter reveals scant details of its controversial changes to API access, including 'a new form of free access'

There has been a lot of backlash against Twitter's plans to stop offering free access to its API, a move that will result in many bots, apps and services no longer working. Free access to the Twitter API was due to end on February 9, but now the company has given this cut-off a very brief extension as it reveals details of paid API access tiers, as well as sketchy information about a new, limited, free tier. The extension to free access is very brief indeed -- just an extra four days, making the new end date February 13. Twitter… [Continue Reading]