Jan 13, 2023 14:51:00

Timeline is not updated when an authentication error occurs in a third-party Twitter app

As of 14:00 on January 13, 2023, an authentication error has occurred in some third-party Twitter apps, and there is a problem that timelines cannot be updated.

Third-party Twitter apps that cannot be used include

feather , tweetbot , Twitama , and TwitPane . Twitter will display the error message 'could not authenticate you'.

Each service reports a problem all at once. Feather tweeted, 'Please wait and see for a while.'

[Notice] We are currently receiving reports of feather being unusable due to the error 're-authentication is required'.
This seems to be happening not only with feather but also with other clients and services, so it may be a problem with Twitter itself, so please wait and see.

— feather official (@feather_ios) January 13, 2023

Tweetbot tweeted, ``We hope this is a temporary glitch, but will let you know as soon as we know more.''

Tweetbot and other clients are experiencing problems logging in to Twitter. We've reached out to Twitter for more details, but haven't heard back.

We're hoping this is just a temporary glitch and will let you know more as soon as we know more.

— Tweetbot by Tapbots (@tweetbot) January 13, 2023

TwitPane reported, 'We are currently inquiring with Twitter.'

Since around 12:30 today, it has been unusable due to errors such as 'account authentication failed'.
This is happening not only with TwitPane (free version, paid version), but also with other Twitter apps and services, so we believe that there is a possibility of a problem on Twitter's side. We are currently contacting Twitter. Thank you.

— TwitPane (@twitpane) January 13, 2023

Others, such as Tweetlogix , ecofon , Tween , and Janetter , have also been reported to not work.

Tweetlogix, Tweetbot, Echofon...Any third-party client app I try to enter, I get a 'Can't log in to Twitter' or 'Could not authenticate you' message.
This is definitely proof that Twitter official is doing something behind the scenes. Official work is absolutely unacceptable! I want to say come back soon. #bugs

— Otori @ Hobbies (end of the month and early hospital) (@ penpen95755) January 13, 2023

Locked-out third-party clients

feather
tweetbot
Tween
Tsuitama
Janetter
ecofon

All the ones that Japanese users mainly use

— Compass Rose (@hms_compassrose) January 13, 2023

In addition, TwitPane developer Hiroaki Takeuchi has released a Google spreadsheet that summarizes whether the application can be used.

This is a summary of today's Twitter app BAN festival. I can't handle it, so I'll publish it with editing rights and add it. https://t.co/90fZ8OOz2k

— Hiroaki Takeuchi ???? (@takke) January 13, 2023