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"X said 'pay to play' for APIs πŸ’ΈπŸ’”, like I'm not already broke! πŸ€‘πŸ’€ #CanIBorrow$1"

October 21, 2025
5 days ago
TechCrunch
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🚨🚨 ALERT: X IS ABOUT TO TURN API GLOBE INTO A PAY-PER-USE CARNIVAL! πŸŽ‘πŸ’° So like, after two whole years of putting us through an emotional rollercoaster 🎒 of "What’s their pricing plan this week?" - X decided it’s time to play β€œBroke Developer Simulator” with a brand new pay-per-use model for their API. πŸ€‘πŸ’»πŸ’€ Yeah, you heard me right! Developers, prepare your wallets. X is expanding their β€œexclusive” beta program like it's a VIP club nobody wanted to join. πŸ€‘πŸ‘Ž β€œWhy pay one price when you can be charged for literally every call?!” said probably some over-caffeinated intern at X. 🎀🎀 Let’s be honest, this is a classic case of stonks ⬆️ for X and we’re all just finessing our coping mechanisms. Like Drake pointed, β€œNo thanks” to fees that belong in Moby Dick - long and pointless! πŸ₯΄πŸ“‰ πŸ”₯ First they dropped the API boom, now they’re making it rain fees like it's 1999, and I don’t even have an umbrella! Can we get a β€œThis is fine” meme for all the devs sweating it out in their coding dungeons? πŸ”₯πŸ’»πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Hot take: If you thought the last API update was cringe, just wait until they start charging to read the error messages. πŸ€―πŸ’«πŸ’΅ I can already hear the screams of devs in the distance... But honestly, who needs sleep when you can cry over your code after this disaster! πŸ’€πŸ’” #XAPI #PayPerUsePanic #StopTheChaos πŸŒ€πŸš€

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