Do we really need API access to twitter?
Nearly half of the accounts tweeting about the coronavirus pandemic are likely bots, Carnegie Mellon researchers say, adding that the tweets appeared aimed at sowing divisions in America. trib.al/DFLzKEu
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Replying to @alexlindsay
If Twitter didn't have API access I wouldn't be tweeting. Every tweet I post is first posted to my website, which sends a copy to Twitter

May 22, 2020 · 5:34 AM UTC

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Removing API access also probably would hurt legitimate users more than well funded bot farms, since they could just use scripted browsers.