https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2404.07340/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50261092urn:hackerpapers:mention:2404.07340:50261092Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:48:56 GMT<p>In 2021 Twitter was encouraging free academic use of the API [0]. This was in line with long standing behaviors in this space [1]. Musk bought Twitter in 2022. In 2023, they began substantially restricting API access versus how it had been for years. It is not unfair at all to look at that timeline, look at Musk&#x27;s acquisition as the biggest change that had happened to the company in that timeframe, and draw a relationship. [0] https://newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2021/03/use-twitte... [1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.07340</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2404.07340/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CYhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46689940urn:hackerpapers:mention:2404.07340:46689940Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:45:57 GMT<p>Access to read 1 million posts through the X API costs $5000/month. Enterprise access to their API costs $42 000 per month. Multiple researchers are being told by X that they must pay this fee to get access[1][2][3]. X has recently been fined for not providing this access to researchers. Both for the organic engagement, and for paid advertising. [4] The pricing of X&#x27;s API is exorbitant and orders of magnitude higher than arguably higher quality datasets like Reddit. One million posts through the Reddit API costs $2.40. The pricing scheme is obviously not value based and is clearly designed to…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2404.07340/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CYhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46100377urn:hackerpapers:submission:2404.07340:46100377Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:00:56 GMT<p>RIP Twitter API: A eulogy to its vast research contributions</p><p></p><p>4 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2404.07340/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CYhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40117178urn:hackerpapers:submission:2404.07340:40117178Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:22:03 GMT<p>RIP Twitter API: A eulogy to its research contributions</p><p></p><p>4 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2404.07340/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CY