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The idea is you get the content for free if you also get the ads. Why do you think publishers don't expose an API client that serves their content for free?

The issue is why can't Twitter charge for tweets via their API, but offer them for free in a browser if they are served alongside ads. Perhaps their own internal research suggests so few people would be willing to pay that it wouldn't be worth maintaining the API, but it would be nice to hear more info about this.