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After losing access to Twitter’s API, Block Party pivots to privacy
Block Party, a startup developed by software engineer and tech diversity advocate Tracy Chou, was among the victims of Twitter's (now X's) API changes
Block Party, a startup developed by software engineer and tech diversity advocate Tracy Chou, was among the victims of Twitter’s (now X’s) API changes earlier this year, forcing it to pivot its business. In one example demoed at SXSW, Block Party’s Head of Product Design Deonne Castaneda explained that it took at least 6 clicks on Facebook to find the setting to make a single photo album private. The extension also focuses on other areas that could enable bad actors or stalkers, like who can contact you, who can see your activity, what apps have access to your data, who can see personal info like your location or hometown, what older content is available and to who, and more.
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