Weeks after removing its find-friends feature from Instagram, Twitter has done the same to blogging service Tumblr. Twitter’s already changed the rules for app developers in version 1.1 of its API, which is coming soon. Both parties took a low-key approach when asked to comment. “To our dismay, Twitter has restricted our users’ ability to ‘Find Twitter Friends’ on Tumblr,” said Katherine Barna, a spokesperson for Tumblr. “Given our history of embracing their platform, this is especially upsetting,” she said.
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Twitter Tosses Tumblr Out of the Friend-Finding Circle
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 24, 2012 05:00 AMWeeks after removing its find-friends feature from Instagram, Twitter has done the same to blogging service Tumblr. Twitter’s already changed the rules for app developers in version 1.1 of its API, which is coming soon. Both parties took a low-key approach when asked to comment. “To our dismay, Twitter has restricted our users’ ability to ‘Find Twitter Friends’ on Tumblr,” said Katherine Barna, a spokesperson for Tumblr. “Given our history of embracing their platform, this is especially upsetting,” she said.