Twitter to Developers: Public APIs, Gnip Cannot Be Used for Surveillance

Twitter issued a reminder to developers that its public APIs and data products are not to be used for surveillance purposes.

Twitter issued a reminder to developers that its public application-programming interfaces and data products are not to be used for surveillance purposes.

Vice president of data strategy Chris Moody issued the reminder in a blog post, writing that while public tweets have successfully been used by first responders in situations such as emergencies and natural disasters:

Recent reports about Twitter data being used for surveillance, however, have caused us great concern. As a company, our commitment to social justice is core to our mission and well established.

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