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Meta’s Content Library provides researchers with digital ‘clean room’ for data access
The Meta Content Library and Content Library API tools will share real-time information about user-generated content.
Reddit client Narwhal tries $4 monthly pricing to navigate API changes
The developer of third-party Reddit client Narwhal announced a new $4 monthly subscription to survive Reddit’s controversial API changes.
TikTok now lets you post directly from third-party apps
TikTok announced a new API today that lets creators post to the platform directly from select third-party apps. Direct Post will launch with products from Adobe, Twitch and more.
Apple cracking down on 'fingerprinting' with new App Store API rules
Apple will soon start cracking down on Apps that collect data on users devices in order to track them (aka "fingerprinting").
Reddit hackers demand $4.5 million and API changes in threat to leak 80GB of data
Ransomware gang BlackCat is likely behind a February attack on the company.
Reddit's CEO reportedly told staff that the community's API protest will blow over
Reddit's CEO reportedly told staff to ignore the noise from a protest against the company's decision to charge for API access. Steve Huffman said a collective action by thousands of subreddits 'will pass.'
Third-party Reddit app Apollo will shut down on June 30th
Reddit's controversial decision to charge for API access has led the creator of Apollo to shut down the third-party app. 'Apollo will close down on June 30th,' Christian Selig wrote. 'Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue.'
Reddit communities are 'going dark' to protest changes that would hurt third-party apps
Some of the biggest Reddit communities are going private to protest API pricing that could threaten third-party apps.
Twitter says startups can 'experiment' with its data for $5,000 a month
Twitter’s API roller coaster under Elon Musk continues. The company announced a new “Pro” tier for developers today. At $5,000 per month, it falls between the $100 / month Basic and custom-priced Enterprise plans.
NYC's transport authority returns to Twitter as free API access is restored
NYC’s Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) has returned to Twitter after leaving the platform last month. Real-time status updates are once again available across the organization’s multiple accounts after twitter reversed course on charging certain institutions for API access.
Twitter restores free API access for emergency, weather and transportation alerts
Twitter is restoring free API access for government and public bodies, but no one else.
ChatGPT's new plugins will deliver real-time stats
OpenAI announced that it has begun introducing plugins for ChatGPT. These will enable the chatbot to interact with 3rd-party APIs, pull real-time stats and facts for the first time.
Twitter was broken due to an API issue (updated)
An API issue has broken URLs on the web, TweetDeck and mobile apps.
TikTok opens data to US researchers in its bid to be more transparent
TikTok has launched its research API and has started giving more people access to its data.
Elon Musk says Twitter will offer a free API tier for 'good' bots
After announcing last week that all developers would have to pay to access Twitter's API, CEO Elon Musk has walked that back a step.
Twitter will charge developers to access its API starting February 9th
The website has announced through its Twitter Dev account that it will no longer support free access to its API, both versions 1.1 and 2, starting on February 9th.
Data leak exposed 38 million records, including COVID-19 vaccination statuses
A Microsoft misconfiguration reportedly left data from more than 1,000 web apps in the open.
Oculus makes it easier to create mixed reality apps
Oculus has unveiled a toolkit that makes it easier to create mixed reality apps — expect many more of them in the future.
GoPro aims to develop an action camera ecosystem with its new API
GoPro's new API could let you control the Hero Black 9 with a smartwatch or voice control.
Apple will shut down Dark Sky's iOS app and website by the end of 2022
Apple is shutting down Dark Sky's iOS app, website and API at the end of 2022 as the attention shifts to iOS' built-in weather features.
