The old and good version of TweetDeck is back

Earlier this week, Twitter began migrating users to the "new" version of TweetDeck after its decision to limit the number of tweets people could see temporarily halted the previous iteration of its list aggregator . For many, the change was a downgrade as the new version lacked some of the features of its predecessor. If you want to go back to using the previous version of TweetDeck, you can now, but certainly for a limited time.

As The Verge noted, overnight some Twitter users noticed that the old TweetDeck was back without even an official announcement from CEO Elon Musk. from Twitter, Linda Yaccarino, or one of the company's official social accounts. . Additionally, a handful of developers, including Harpy creator Roberto Doering, noticed that Twitter's old API was working again, allowing their third-party clients to work again. Again, it's hard to say how long this will remain true.

“Please note that this does not mean that Harpy will be maintained again, as Twitter will likely (again) close access to its old API soon and third-party apps are still against their [terms of usage],” Doering wrote on Harpy’s GitHub page. When Twitter began forcing users to migrate to the new Tweetdeck, the company said users would need to be verified to continue using the tool, which meant most people would need to subscribe to Twitter Blue. they want continued access.