Social news
Twitter admits it’s breaking third-party apps, cites ‘long-standing API rules’ 💔
Several days after Twitter abruptly cut a number of third-party apps off from its API, the company has quietly acknowledged the move. “Twitter is enforcing its long-standing API rules,” the company said in a tweet from its developer account. “That may result in some apps not working.”
However, the company offered no explanation which “long-standing API rules” developers of apps like Twitterrific and Tweetbot were violating. It also doesn’t address why some smaller third-party Twitter apps are still up and running.
Comment: Getting information out of Twitter is tough as it no longer has a communications team 🤦♂️
engadget.com
New features
New way of updating status on WhatsApp 🎙️
WhatsApp is testing an audio version of Status (aka WhatsApp Stories).
Thanks to Radu Oncescu, @oncescuradu on Twitter, for this one.
Twitter Blue is now available on Android for £11/$11 per month 🔵
Over a month after it arrived on iOS and the web, Twitter Blue is finally available on Android.
As of January 19, 2023, the “new” Twitter Blue subscription is available through the official Twitter app for Android as was first confirmed to TechCrunch.
The subscription costs £11/$11 per month, up from the £8/$8 per month you’ll pay by subscribing through a web browser as Twitter looks to offset the cost of Google Play in-app purchase fees.
9to5google.com
Tips
🚨WARNING!🚨Hackers push malware via Google search ads ⚠️
Hackers are setting up fake websites for popular free and open-source software to promote malicious downloads through advertisements in Google search results.
bleepingcomputer.com
Tools
New course from Meta: How to make your Instagram content stand out 🆕
This course teaches you how to develop a creative plan and use different formats to create content that stands out on Instagram.
facebook.com
Social Mind: Social and AI Insights
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