2026-01-15 19:42:06

X platform is tightening its developer API ecosystem. The official announcement revises API rules to fully ban applications that gain traffic by rewarding users for posting. Incentive-sharing applications like "infofi" are among the first to be targeted and have been listed as key regulatory objects.

The reason for this policy adjustment is straightforward— the platform is flooded with大量 AI-generated low-quality content and诱导性 posts, which seriously affect user experience. By cutting off API access for such applications, X aims to clean up this increasingly murky ecosystem.

The market immediately responded. The KAITO token came under significant pressure, with a short-term decline of over 20%. As an active project within the ecosystem, its valuation was directly impacted by the platform's policy changes. This also reflects the fragile dependence of Web3 applications on centralized platform policies— a single ban can cause ecosystem participants to pay the price.

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GasFeeNightmare

· 4h ago

Here we go again, centralized platforms say ban and they ban, our group is really just working for others KAITO dropping 20% is well-deserved, these kinds of projects are originally just exploiting the turf of X, being cut is the normal operation 20% is still acceptable, what we’re really afraid of is even harsher measures later The era of making quick money might really be over, after this, it depends on who still dares to play the incentive mode Damn, I’ve felt for a long time that there are too many AI spam posts, and now I’m finally taking action to clean up

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SelfCustodyIssues

· 9h ago

Once again, centralized platforms are ruling with an iron fist. Web3 should be decentralized; why are we still begging for APIs on X? KAITO dropping 20% is well-deserved. Relying on incentivizing garbage content to siphon funds is inherently wrong. A single ban by Musk can crush your dreams. That’s why I firmly manage my own assets. This move is actually correct. There’s too much misleading content, but the problem is that all the power is in their hands. Haha, Web3 is still too immature; it can’t escape the path of centralization. Not to mention, projects like infofi are truly disgusting, but the way they get shut down is even more disgusting. The cost of platform monopoly power—let’s see how many projects will run away. Bluesky, take a look—truly decentralized social media. API permissions are like a noose; Musk can control whoever he wants. That’s why I never gamble my lifecycle on someone else’s API.

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TheMemefather

· 12h ago

Ha, just one ban notice can cause a 20% drop—that's the power of centralized platforms. Speaking of KAITO, this move was indeed sudden and unexpected, but honestly, the incentive to post is filled with garbage content. I can understand Elon Musk wanting to clean up the ecosystem; it's just that those projects are too fragile, relying on others' words to survive. Are you still using these kinds of apps? I don't even dare to touch them now. Building a Web3 ecosystem on X like this is really not worth the loss. Why bother?

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MEVHunterX

· 12h ago

Haha, this is the fate of Web3. No matter how awesome a project is, it can't beat a centralized platform in one sentence. 20% directly cut in half, those brothers who all-in early will be crying their eyes out. Rather than cleaning up the ecosystem, it's more like cutting leeks. The so-called regulation is actually just power. Projects like infofi are indeed annoying, but will things get better after banning them... I doubt it. After playing crypto for so long, when can we truly break free from centralized control? Wait, will the price of KAITO continue to fall?

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AirdropNinja

· 12h ago

This is the fate of Web3. No matter how powerful an ecosystem is, it can't withstand a single sentence from a centralized platform. 20% directly dumped, and KAITO holders are probably silent now. Talking about decentralization every day, but in the end, you're still being choked by others. Elon’s recent cleanup does make sense, but it’s tough on those early believers... Don’t ask me how I know.

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