Twitter is restoring free API access for government and public bodies, but no one else.

Twitter has finally decided that it's a bad idea to cut-off free API access to public transit and emergency weather alert accounts.

In an about-face, Twitter says it has restored free access to a key tool for verified government and “publicly owned” services so they can tweet weather, transit and other alerts after New ...

Verified gov or publicly owned services who tweet weather alerts, transport updates and emergency notifications may use the API, for these critical purposes, for free.