JAKARTA – Platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has removed several important features from its developer API. Two of the features removed by X are the like and follow features.
This removal was intentionally made only on the free plan of the API. Developers who want these features must switch to a paid plan. According to X, the feature removal was due to security concerns.
X is working to combat abuse, spam, and bots on its platform. According to the company, one of the best measures is to remove features that are vulnerable to abuse.
"To support our efforts to combat abuse, platform manipulation, and fake interactions, we have decided to restrict access to certain endpoints on the Free tier of the X API," wrote an X representative on the developer's website, quoted on Monday, August 25th.
For now, the policy has not yet taken effect. X did not reveal when the feature removal will take place. However, the company stated that the change will take effect "soon."
Developers who have subscribed to paid plans such as Basic, Pro, or Enterprise will not be affected by this change. These paid plans offer more features, higher rate limits, and better support.
While these restrictions are intended to reduce malicious bot activity, they will encourage developers with legitimate businesses to incur additional costs. This also serves as X's strategy to increase revenue from its API services.
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