[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
On May 31, 6:57 pm, kylel...@gmail.com kylel...@gmail.com wrote: I completely agree with some type of blocking for specific apps. It kills me that I am dealing with the annoyance of Facebook on Twitter. Twitter... please for the love of God. Save us from spymaster. @kyleplacy Isn't it more an issue that end user clients should be able to implement 'spam' based on keywords. Just being able to say i want to delete all tweets with the word 'spymaster' would cut down my traffic 5% in one hit. Shouldn't be that hard for Tweetdeck/Twhirl etc to implement and Twitter inc can iomplement this as a function for the Pro accounts for people who use the browser to access Twitter directly. Using hidden API codes etc just ads complexity not required, lets enable the end users to choose what they do and dont want. Cheers, Dean
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
Sorry, but I still cant agree on why asking for a API key on the normal API cannot solve this. A whole application can be banned/throttled/controlled using the API key if needed this way. At present applications register and gets API keys anyway, so all this will do is add an extra layer of authentication on API calls. I think this is more an obsession with OAuth. ;-) Nayeem 2009/6/2 Doug Williams d...@twitter.com Chad is correct. Until we have everyone pushed through a funnel where API keys are required or applications can be deduced (as with OAuth) we have no way of knowing which application actually sent an update or DM in some cases. Furthermore, we don't have the notion of tweet level spam reporting. Currently users are only able to flag accounts a spam through @spam @username or d spam @username updates. So, until we develop tools to deal with spam on a per tweet-basis and have every application going through a pipe that we can control, application blocking is not a valuable use of our resources. Thanks, Doug -- Doug Williams Twitter Platform Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Chad Etzel jazzyc...@gmail.com wrote: No, it can't be required. Worse yet, it can be spoofed w/ basic auth, so a blocked app could just change it's source parameter and appear as something like TweetDeck. -Chad On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Developer In London ebilliona...@gmail.com wrote: Couldnt the app-id be made a required parameter for the API calls? That way it can still work with basic auth. 2009/6/2 Doug Williams d...@twitter.com Floated the idea. Until we funnel everyone through OAuth (that means no Basic Auth) this really isn't possible. It's something we'll keep in our back pockets for the long-term. Great suggestion though, Jesse. Cheers, Doug -- Doug Williams Twitter Platform Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Carlos carlosju...@gmail.com wrote: agreed, I'd like this as well. On May 31, 6:52 pm, Jesse Stay jesses...@gmail.com wrote: Not going to name names, but there are a few really noisy apps out there right now. It would be really nice if, via either the API (my preference as it would be less work on your part and fits well with my app), or the UI, you enabled users to block receiving Tweets generated from specific apps. This would then punish the app developers for creating spammy apps and not the users themselves for just using what was put out there, making it much less of a mess to control. Facebook does this, as does FriendFeed. Any chance you could enable this (please???) for Twitter? Thanks, @Jesse -- cashflowclublondon.co.uk (`-''-/).___..--''`-._ `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' . -- cashflowclublondon.co.uk (`-''-/).___..--''`-._ `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' .
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
agreed, I'd like this as well. On May 31, 6:52 pm, Jesse Stay jesses...@gmail.com wrote: Not going to name names, but there are a few really noisy apps out there right now. It would be really nice if, via either the API (my preference as it would be less work on your part and fits well with my app), or the UI, you enabled users to block receiving Tweets generated from specific apps. This would then punish the app developers for creating spammy apps and not the users themselves for just using what was put out there, making it much less of a mess to control. Facebook does this, as does FriendFeed. Any chance you could enable this (please???) for Twitter? Thanks, @Jesse
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
Floated the idea. Until we funnel everyone through OAuth (that means no Basic Auth) this really isn't possible. It's something we'll keep in our back pockets for the long-term. Great suggestion though, Jesse. Cheers, Doug -- Doug Williams Twitter Platform Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Carlos carlosju...@gmail.com wrote: agreed, I'd like this as well. On May 31, 6:52 pm, Jesse Stay jesses...@gmail.com wrote: Not going to name names, but there are a few really noisy apps out there right now. It would be really nice if, via either the API (my preference as it would be less work on your part and fits well with my app), or the UI, you enabled users to block receiving Tweets generated from specific apps. This would then punish the app developers for creating spammy apps and not the users themselves for just using what was put out there, making it much less of a mess to control. Facebook does this, as does FriendFeed. Any chance you could enable this (please???) for Twitter? Thanks, @Jesse
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
Chad is correct. Until we have everyone pushed through a funnel where API keys are required or applications can be deduced (as with OAuth) we have no way of knowing which application actually sent an update or DM in some cases. Furthermore, we don't have the notion of tweet level spam reporting. Currently users are only able to flag accounts a spam through @spam @username or d spam @username updates. So, until we develop tools to deal with spam on a per tweet-basis and have every application going through a pipe that we can control, application blocking is not a valuable use of our resources. Thanks, Doug -- Doug Williams Twitter Platform Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Chad Etzel jazzyc...@gmail.com wrote: No, it can't be required. Worse yet, it can be spoofed w/ basic auth, so a blocked app could just change it's source parameter and appear as something like TweetDeck. -Chad On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Developer In London ebilliona...@gmail.com wrote: Couldnt the app-id be made a required parameter for the API calls? That way it can still work with basic auth. 2009/6/2 Doug Williams d...@twitter.com Floated the idea. Until we funnel everyone through OAuth (that means no Basic Auth) this really isn't possible. It's something we'll keep in our back pockets for the long-term. Great suggestion though, Jesse. Cheers, Doug -- Doug Williams Twitter Platform Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Carlos carlosju...@gmail.com wrote: agreed, I'd like this as well. On May 31, 6:52 pm, Jesse Stay jesses...@gmail.com wrote: Not going to name names, but there are a few really noisy apps out there right now. It would be really nice if, via either the API (my preference as it would be less work on your part and fits well with my app), or the UI, you enabled users to block receiving Tweets generated from specific apps. This would then punish the app developers for creating spammy apps and not the users themselves for just using what was put out there, making it much less of a mess to control. Facebook does this, as does FriendFeed. Any chance you could enable this (please???) for Twitter? Thanks, @Jesse -- cashflowclublondon.co.uk (`-''-/).___..--''`-._ `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' .
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
But how would the blocked app work out the API key for TweetDeck unless TweetDeck makes their private API key public? 2009/6/2 Chad Etzel jazzyc...@gmail.com -- cashflowclublondon.co.uk (`-''-/).___..--''`-._ `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' .
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
Thanks for considering this Doug. I figured it probably wouldn't be possible until 100% OAuth was in place, but at least the idea's out there. Looking forward to when that happens! @Jesse On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Doug Williams d...@twitter.com wrote: Chad is correct. Until we have everyone pushed through a funnel where API keys are required or applications can be deduced (as with OAuth) we have no way of knowing which application actually sent an update or DM in some cases. Furthermore, we don't have the notion of tweet level spam reporting. Currently users are only able to flag accounts a spam through @spam @username or d spam @username updates. So, until we develop tools to deal with spam on a per tweet-basis and have every application going through a pipe that we can control, application blocking is not a valuable use of our resources. Thanks, Doug -- Doug Williams Twitter Platform Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Chad Etzel jazzyc...@gmail.com wrote: No, it can't be required. Worse yet, it can be spoofed w/ basic auth, so a blocked app could just change it's source parameter and appear as something like TweetDeck. -Chad On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Developer In London ebilliona...@gmail.com wrote: Couldnt the app-id be made a required parameter for the API calls? That way it can still work with basic auth. 2009/6/2 Doug Williams d...@twitter.com Floated the idea. Until we funnel everyone through OAuth (that means no Basic Auth) this really isn't possible. It's something we'll keep in our back pockets for the long-term. Great suggestion though, Jesse. Cheers, Doug -- Doug Williams Twitter Platform Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Carlos carlosju...@gmail.com wrote: agreed, I'd like this as well. On May 31, 6:52 pm, Jesse Stay jesses...@gmail.com wrote: Not going to name names, but there are a few really noisy apps out there right now. It would be really nice if, via either the API (my preference as it would be less work on your part and fits well with my app), or the UI, you enabled users to block receiving Tweets generated from specific apps. This would then punish the app developers for creating spammy apps and not the users themselves for just using what was put out there, making it much less of a mess to control. Facebook does this, as does FriendFeed. Any chance you could enable this (please???) for Twitter? Thanks, @Jesse -- cashflowclublondon.co.uk (`-''-/).___..--''`-._ `6_ 6 ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' .
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
We have source blocking built into our service :) On Jun 1, 3:52 am, Jesse Stay jesses...@gmail.com wrote: Not going to name names, but there are a few really noisy apps out there right now. It would be really nice if, via either the API (my preference as it would be less work on your part and fits well with my app), or the UI, you enabled users to block receiving Tweets generated from specific apps. This would then punish the app developers for creating spammy apps and not the users themselves for just using what was put out there, making it much less of a mess to control. Facebook does this, as does FriendFeed. Any chance you could enable this (please???) for Twitter? Thanks, @Jesse
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
I second this request. Ideally via both web and API, API being immediate and web when your UI guys can get to it. On May 31, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Jesse Stay jesses...@gmail.com wrote: Not going to name names, but there are a few really noisy apps out there right now. It would be really nice if, via either the API (my preference as it would be less work on your part and fits well with my app), or the UI, you enabled users to block receiving Tweets generated from specific apps. This would then punish the app developers for creating spammy apps and not the users themselves for just using what was put out there, making it much less of a mess to control. Facebook does this, as does FriendFeed. Any chance you could enable this (please???) for Twitter? Thanks, @Jesse
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
I completely agree with some type of blocking for specific apps. It kills me that I am dealing with the annoyance of Facebook on Twitter. Twitter... please for the love of God. Save us from spymaster. @kyleplacy On May 31, 6:52 pm, Jesse Stay jesses...@gmail.com wrote: Not going to name names, but there are a few really noisy apps out there right now. It would be really nice if, via either the API (my preference as it would be less work on your part and fits well with my app), or the UI, you enabled users to block receiving Tweets generated from specific apps. This would then punish the app developers for creating spammy apps and not the users themselves for just using what was put out there, making it much less of a mess to control. Facebook does this, as does FriendFeed. Any chance you could enable this (please???) for Twitter? Thanks, @Jesse
[twitter-dev] Re: Enable ability to block apps via Twitter or the API
Interesting idea Jesse. I'll float this idea internally tomorrow and get some feedback. Thanks, Doug -- Doug Williams Twitter Platform Support http://twitter.com/dougw On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 3:57 PM, kylel...@gmail.com kylel...@gmail.comwrote: I completely agree with some type of blocking for specific apps. It kills me that I am dealing with the annoyance of Facebook on Twitter. Twitter... please for the love of God. Save us from spymaster. @kyleplacy On May 31, 6:52 pm, Jesse Stay jesses...@gmail.com wrote: Not going to name names, but there are a few really noisy apps out there right now. It would be really nice if, via either the API (my preference as it would be less work on your part and fits well with my app), or the UI, you enabled users to block receiving Tweets generated from specific apps. This would then punish the app developers for creating spammy apps and not the users themselves for just using what was put out there, making it much less of a mess to control. Facebook does this, as does FriendFeed. Any chance you could enable this (please???) for Twitter? Thanks, @Jesse
