2026-01-15 21:40:35

Twitter has made significant adjustments to its API policy. According to the latest statement from the product lead, the platform will prohibit applications that offer user compensation in exchange for content posting, with information mining projects like InfoFi being directly affected.

This policy reflects Twitter's anxiety over content quality—AI-generated spam replies and meaningless repetitive content have long been rampant, severely degrading the platform experience. By restricting incentive-based posting applications, Twitter aims to cut off the source of low-quality content mechanically generated for subsidies.

For the Web3 community, this means that the previous growth strategy of accumulating users and increasing activity through platform incentives needs to be reconsidered. Compliance and content value will become new competitive factors.

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RugpullSurvivor

· 3h ago

It should have been banned long ago. These incentive programs are basically content factories producing garbage. InfoFi folks need to change their approach. Without subsidies, who would take it seriously? To put it simply, the platform wants real money, Web3 projects want to scalp some benefits, and neither side is wrong—it's just impossible to play together. Compliance? Forget it. That group even copies whitepapers. Now, it's going to be interesting to see how these projects survive. To be blunt, at its core, it's still centralized platforms harvesting profits. Don't be fooled by the excuse of "content quality."

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UnluckyValidator

· 3h ago

It should have been banned long ago. These bots spamming the screen are just unbearable. The good days for InfoFi are over, haha. When will they also clean up those copy-paste content farms? Web3 is about to adjust its strategy again, it's a bit funny. Basically, projects without real value can't survive. There's too much garbage content, and the platform has finally toughened up. Compliance first? This might not be good news for our validators. Mechanical posting is really damn annoying. Now those projects relying on incentives to stay active are going to cry.

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GasFeeNightmare

· 3h ago

Another business cut... I've long seen through InfoFi's approach, and now it's finally official. To put it simply, Twitter can't handle the pile-up of spam content either. Anyway, I stopped relying on this kind of subsidy a long time ago; it's too competitive and a waste of time.

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TrustlessMaximalist

· 3h ago

It's about time to take action; these incentivized applications have already turned Twitter into a mess. Starting now? I've long been fed up with those fake accounts. InfoFi projects should rethink their business models; relying on subsidies to attract users only cuts the leeks. Quality > Quantity, this logic is valid everywhere. Compliance is the way to go; if you can't do it, don't blame the platform for turning hostile.

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LootboxPhobia

· 3h ago

Oh no, the good days for InfoFi are over It's the same old story, when the reward mechanism is cut, activity collapses They should have regulated those AI spam accounts long ago So now it's all about who has tougher content, still gotta follow the rules It's another reshuffle, indeed But this probably has a bigger impact on creators

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NFTRegretter

· 4h ago

Here we go again with the bans, is Twitter just playing whack-a-mole here? What are InfoFi folks supposed to do, brothers? --- It’s about time to regulate this. Spamming bots are really disgusting. --- Haha, compliance. It sounds nice, but it’s just because they don’t have the money to play. --- Wait, isn’t this just a covert way of saying they can’t control content quality? --- Web3 growth hackers are collectively crying, where’s the next hot spot? --- Trash content is really abundant, but banning incentives won’t fundamentally solve the problem. --- Honestly, it’s been obvious for a while that these mining projects are bound to die sooner or later. --- Content value... who should define it? Or do they get to decide? --- Compliance, compliance, compliance. Listening to it has made my ears calloused. --- There you go, those who are after subsidies will have to get out.

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MysteriousZhang

· 4h ago

Serves them right. These information mining projects have long deserved to die. Spamming all day is so annoying. --- Wait, no. Now the Web3 incentive model really needs to be overhauled. --- Basically, there's too much junk content. Twitter can't handle it anymore. --- Compliance? Content value? Sounds nice, but they just want real money. --- What should InfoFi do? With this policy out, it feels like it's going to cool down. --- It should have been banned long ago. Those robot contents every day are so irritating I can't stand it. --- But on the other hand, this might actually be good news for legitimate projects. --- Damn, those projects relying on subsidies are panicking. --- Content quality anxiety? Clearly, it's the advertisers who left, haha.

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