Twitter has shut down Twitter tipping service Flattr, the company said in a blog post today.
Flattr is a service that allows users to tip musicians, artists or other Twitter users by favoriting their tweets. Twitter has shut down Flattr for violating its API, which states that users cannot receive compensation for actions such as likes, retweets or favorites.
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Earlier in the week, Twitter shut down another in-stream commerce hopeful in Ribbon.
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