Twitter Reverses Decision, Offers Free API Access for Public Service Announcements.

Twitter is making its API free for verified government or public-owned services posting about public utility alerts such as weather alerts, transportation information, and emergency warnings. This comes after the company's new API pricing tiers placed restrictions on free and basic tier users, causing public service announcement accounts to be affected. The change in API pricing has also affected several tools, including Microsoft's social media sharing tool and Flipboard's Twitter integration. However, there is no clarity on the future of disaster management accounts that relied on Twitter to manage the situation.