Public services such as weather warnings stopped due to Twitter's API restrictions and developed into a big problem



Twitter, which announced that it will

end the free provision of the API in February 2023, announced a new API plan on March 30, 2023. It has been reported that due to the termination of the free provision of the conventional API and the announcement of the new API, public services such as weather warnings that are automatically posted have been suspended.

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Twitter, which announced that it will end free API provision in February 2023, announced a new API plan on March 30, offering a free plan up to ``1,500 tweets per month'' and a monthly fee of $100 (about 13,000 tweets). Yen) basic plan, monthly plan for companies starting from $ 42,000 (about 5.5 million yen) .

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However, with the announcement of the new API plan, many public service Twitter accounts are reporting that they are losing the ability to automatically post breaking news, alerts and more.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, which automatically issued warnings when tornadoes and sudden thunderstorms occurred, said, ``Twitter is currently restricting automatic tweets, and as a result, this account has previously It is no longer possible to automatically post warnings like this.' ``We will continue to provide updates, but please always ensure that you have multiple means of receiving weather information and warnings.''




In addition, the account of the Tsunami Warning Center of the National Weather Service said, ``Due to restrictions on automatic tweets, this account is no longer able to post all tsunami warnings, alerts, and observations. I will continue,” he said.




Since 2014, the National Weather Service has been announcing warnings via automatic tweets on Twitter. I'm here. ``A few seconds between automatic and manual warnings can make the difference between life and death,'' said Brad Panovich, an official at the Bureau of Weather.

In addition, BART , which operates a railroad in California, said , ``We will be silent until we find a solution. We recommend that you obtain information by e-mail or SMS.




It is also unknown what will happen to accounts that rely on the existing Twitter API in the future, and Twitter says, ``We are considering new ways to continue providing services,'' but the details are unknown. Also, as of March 30, 2023, Twitter announced that ``In the next 30 days, we will abolish existing access such as Standard (v1.1), Essential (v2), Elevated (v2), and Premium.'' 'For a smooth transition, we encourage you to migrate to the new plan as soon as possible,' it said.


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