I avoid Twitter at any cost but sometimes I’d like to read a single tweet or check a certain account. In the past I used fritter on Android or nitter.net in the browser.

Both do not work for me anymore.

Is there a good way to access twitter without - you know - actually using twitter?

  • Meow.tar.gz@lemmy.goblackcat.comEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Unfortunately, no. Since the bird site started charging exorbitant amounts for access to its API, many of the smaller apps that used to work with it don’t work anymore. You’re honestly best staying off of twitter altogether. Don’t give the Musk anything to monetize you.

    • Hyperreality@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      I really hope so, but I’m not optimistic.

      I don’t have a facebook account either, but a large amount of business only have facebook pages and not their own webpage, which are now all hidden behind a login wall.

      It’s annoying when it’s a tyre shop. But all too often twitter was/is the best way to contact government agencies and get a fast response. Eg. I had a tax issue, my country’s tax agency has an account on twitter, you tweet them your problem, they reply.

    • joey_needs_sleep@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It depends on what instance you are trying to access it from. I tried to use it with my account on mastodon.social but they seem to have blocked it (you can check on the about page for your instance)

      mstdn.social hasn’t blocked it though.

      I find it strange because these instances don’t say anything about bots like this being against the rules.