Another datum: The person behind the robot that posts a picture of a possum every hour to Twitter has said:
"Hi All, I regret to announce you all that this bot will stop working on 9th of February (Next week) due to new Twitter's API policy. I have no intention on paying Twitter for basic API usage."
Recent events, including the freezing of API-accessed Twitter accounts in Japan that Anglophone news services didn't catch, and the disabling of Movetodon about half a day later, indicate that things will be happening sooner than the 9th.
"Hi All, I regret to announce you all that this bot will stop working on 9th of February (Next week) due to new Twitter's API policy. I have no intention on paying Twitter for basic API usage."
"You can continue to follow the bot on Mastodon: https://botsin.space/@possumeveryhour "
Recent events, including the freezing of API-accessed Twitter accounts in Japan that Anglophone news services didn't catch, and the disabling of Movetodon about half a day later, indicate that things will be happening sooner than the 9th.
* https://mastodonapp.uk/@networker_365/109799045552029402