Twitter's decision to shut off its free API caused more than a few problems for public institutions that depend on the functionality, and the company is clearly ready to backtrack. The social network ...

Twitter announced Tuesday that it is making its API free for accounts posting public announcements such as weather alerts, transportation information, and emergency warnings. The company said that ...

Verified government and publicly owned accounts will now be able to use the Twitter API to auto-share tweets. Government and public services that have verified accounts on Twitter have regained access ...

Twitter is ready to backtrack on its decision to shut off its free API used by emergency, transport, and weather services to share alerts. The platform has restored free access to API for verified ...

In an about-face, Twitter says it has restored free access to a key tool for verified government and “publicly owned” services so they can tweet weather, transit and other alerts after New York City’s ...