Instagram: Twitter to Blame for Broken 'Find Friends' Feature

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Instagram: Twitter to Blame for Broken 'Find Friends' Feature
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Following a widespread pop-up message in its iOS app, Instagram is saying it's unable to find users' Twitter contacts because of API tweaks on Twitter's end.

"Twitter no longer allows its users to access this information in Instagram via the Twitter API. We apologize for any inconvenience," reads the message to iOS app users. The feature appears to still work in the Android app.

We've reached out to Twitter for comment and will update this story when we have more information.

Just a few days ago Twitter CEO Dick Costolo told the Wall Street Journal he wants companies to build into Twitter instead of building off of it. And last month, Twitter cut ties with LinkedIn, ending a partnership that synced updates from one site to the other.

Have the API tweaks affected any of your other apps? Let us know in the comments.

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