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Twitter's new data fees leave scientists scrambling for funding – or cutting research

  • Written by Jon-Patrick Allem, Assistant Professor of Research in Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California
imageIt's now pay to play if you want access to Twitter's data.The Conversation US, CC BY-ND

Twitter is ending free access to its application programming interface, or API. An API serves as a software “middleman” allowing two applications to talk to each other. An API is an accessible way to collect and share data within and across...

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