A number of affected researchers were at Social Science FOO Camp this weekend, and it was pretty clear that Twitter's rollout of the new policy is proving uneven and chaotic. (Shocking, I know.) Many had received the notice of termination; many had not. Some people's collectors had already shut down as of Friday, despite the supposed extension. But most were still up and running. The one silver lining, I suppose, is that the inconsistencies and delays do provide an opportunity for extending mutual aid to impacted researchers, and the Coalition for Independent Technology Research is continuing our efforts in that regard. If you haven't already looked into the mutual aid campaign, you can request or offer support using this intake form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfd31H3gWA_vv1tjfecxB9OKViOgQVuayF3vOQv6SNPvYqLuw/viewform>. There's no obligation to join the Coalition or even to sign on to our public letter. But we're of course happy if you want to do so! This moment is truly underscoring how important collective action and support are--and will continue to be--among the research community. Rebekah Dr. Rebekah Tromble Director, Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, George Washington University | Associate Professor, School of Media & Public Affairs, George Washington University | Visiting Researcher, The Alan Turing Institute (London) | www.rebekahtromble.net iddp.gwu.edu On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 2:14 PM Deena Abul-Fottouh via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
I have an academic API and did not receive any similar email. Do you think this is an indication that the new policy will not apply to academic API? Did anyone with an academic API receive such an email?
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From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Stuart Shulman via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: February 13, 2023 1:26 PM To: Shulman, Stu <stu@texifter.com> Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Twitter academic API still collects data
It seems like the Twitter Search API is still serving free data as of the last few hours. Is anyone seeing or hearing anything different? The email to developers said all the free APIs, including the academic API, and the elevated access developer API, were going to be shut down today and replaced with the new thing (TBD). I suppose it is still morning in California but we are still waiting for the unveiling of the new terms for the new thing, which sounds like it may be a $100/month credential that users purchase and then deploy to access or deliver data from or to Twitter. There is an ineluctable complexity to what is about to happen on the level of platform technology. I am guessing there is no simple "off switch" granular enough yet. Maybe later today a lot of systems will go dark. Or...[?] On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 12:33 PM Shulman, Stu via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
The API changes were delayed until after the Super Bowl. There is a somewhat rational actor somewhere in the SpaceX dust and fumes. I still have no clear picture if the Academic API is slated to be degraded. Does anyone? The free Search API is operating normally as of this moment. The pushback has been impressive. Taking the long view, I think the rush to look beyond Twitter without a clear picture of what is happening or why is premature. No matter what the new policy is, studying the impact of Twitter, even if you need a grant to do it, will remain important until the system goes offline or social movements cease to use it, or elections no longer hinge on whether accounts can Tweet and delete and Tweet using automation to sway algorithmic rankings, etc. We all have examples of strange things happening on Twitter that seem to matter. We have a duty to study it, even if there are charges that are likely analogous to the cost of interviews, field work, focus groups, surveys, and other traditional $-first results later research.
On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 12:02 PM Yiran Duan via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Hi all,
Magically, Twitter academic API is still collecting tweets for me as of today. Is it the same case for you all?
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