The Threads Episode: How We Got Here, Meta Obstacles and Advantages, Everyone Hates Twitter (And Uses It Every Day)
Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson
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The Irony of Twitter's Open API
Twitter had an API and you could like pull your network. Instagram is bootstrapped of this, but the key thing is Instagram was also public by default. It's part of the irony that a decade later as all these APIs are now being restricted.
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