Signatures & Mutual Aid - Imposing Fees to Access the Twitter API Threatens Public-Interest Research

Last week, the Twitter Development team announced that the platform will no longer allow free access to the Twitter API starting this Thursday, February 9. This dramatic restriction will disrupt critical projects from thousands of journalists, academics, and civil society actors worldwide who study some of the most important issues impacting our societies today.

The Coalition for Independent Technology Research are organizing mutual aid and an open letter in response.

  • We call on Twitter to ensure that APIs for studying public content on the platform remain easily accessible for journalists, academics, and civil society.
  • We call on policymakers to demonstrate leadership and require reliable public-purpose data access for all to protect this vital infrastructure. 

This form has three functions:
  • (optional) Collect individual and organizational signatories for the letter
  • (optional) Collect information about projects that will be impacted by Twitter's actions
  • (optional) Organize mutual aid and access to resources across impacted groups
By adding your email address, you agree that we can follow-up to inform you about the progress of the letter and our collective organizing. The form also provides options for whether you want to be contacted by the press or join efforts for mutual aid.
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This will be used to sign the letter if you opt in
Are you completing this form on behalf of yourself or on behalf of a group, organization, or team?
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If you are completing this form on behalf of a group, it will be added to the list of organizational signatories, and your individual name will be added to the individual signatories.
I agree to being listed publicly as a signatory in the public letter. *
If you are completing the form on behalf of your organization, a "Yes" answer will add your organization to the letter.
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Organization names are for identification purposes only and do not entail supporting this letter, unless you are signing on behalf of a group (see above).
I am willing to speak with journalists regarding the loss of the Twitter API. *
I am interested in receiving more information about resources and support from other signatories.
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You are welcome to submit the form at this point. In the next page, we have additional, optional questions. These optional questions focus on the projects that may be lost as a result of the API and will allow you to provide more information about your project(s).
These responses will help us understand the scope of the issues and will help us organize peer support during and after February 9.
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