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MTA Resumes Twitter Alerts After Reaching Deal

  • MTA will provide transit alerts on Twitter again after Twitter agreed to not charge public service accounts for access.
  • MTA lost access to provide alerts on Twitter last week when Twitter tried charging over $500,000 per year.
  • Twitter changed course and is allowing verified government accounts to post automated tweets for free.
  • The interruption came as institutional Twitter users dealt with changes by new owner Elon Musk to make Twitter profitable.
  • Service alerts for NYC's subway, commuter trains, and buses are active on Twitter again in time for Thursday evening's commute.
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