ÜberTwitter not working for you? You're not the only one

By Bla1ze on 18 Feb 2011 02:16 pm

Have you noticed your ÜberTwitter is no longer working while trying to update your Twitter account? Sure you have. Don't worry though, you're not the only one out there this is happening to. According to a posting made to the Twitter support page and sent off to various users, ÜberTwitter has been suspended from being used on Twitter due to violations of Twitter policy. What exactly, that means we're not entirely too sure but we'll keep you updated if and when we do find out the details. In the meantime, relax. The world is not over nor is skynet taking over. There are other Twitter clients available to you.

*UPDATE* - Twitters reasoning can be found after the break

Source: Twitter

As advised to Techcrunch

Here’s the response we received from Carolyn Penner, Twitter’s spokeswoman:

We ask all developers in Twitter ecosystem to abide by a simple set of rules that are in the interests of our users, as well as the health and vitality of the platform as a whole.

We often take actions to enforce these rules; in fact, on an average day we turn off more than one hundred services that violate our API rules of the road. This keeps the ecosystem fair for everyone.

Today we suspended several applications, including UberTwitter, twidroyd and UberCurrent, which have violated Twitter policies and trademarks in a variety of ways. These violations include, but aren’t limited to, a privacy issue with private Direct Messages longer than 140 characters, trademark infringement, and changing the content of users’ Tweets in order to make money.

We’ve had conversations with UberMedia, the developer of these applications, about policy violations since April 2010, when they first launched under the name TweetUp – a term commonly used by Twitter users and a trademark violation. We continue to be in contact with UberMedia and hope that they will bring the suspended applications into compliance with our policies soon.

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53 comments

cgnovelo Feb 18, 2011 at 2:17 pm

Yes, but almost none work with wifi only. This is stupid

raven_girl Feb 18, 2011 at 2:20 pm

Ditto, the official twitter app is way to slow on my phone plus i don't like the look of it

Kayteaface Feb 18, 2011 at 2:54 pm

Seconded. It's ridiculously laggy and an eyesore.

vulfadli Feb 19, 2011 at 7:25 am

Thirded. I can't stand the simple yet heavy UI and takes longer to load a tweet or to reply. The friend-picker and cached hash-tag is what I missed the most on UT.

vulfadli Feb 19, 2011 at 7:25 am

Thirded. I can't stand the simple yet heavy UI and takes longer to load a tweet or to reply. The friend-picker and cached hash-tag is what I missed the most on UT.

melissaryyy Feb 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

Glad you posted this, I was using Uber and getting really annoyed that every tweet I tried to post said forbidden.

rafiks Feb 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

It's all the ubermedia clients. Wow!

jen71 Feb 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

I've tried the official app and hated it. UberTwitter is far superior. I hope they are able to resolve this.

ZeUgly Feb 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

It feels as if Twitter wants to force us to move to the official client.

urya Feb 18, 2011 at 3:24 pm

I totally agree with ZeUgly.
I've been feeling the pressure for a while, especially if you go to AppWorld and go to "Top 25 Free Apps," even though UberTwitter has 4 stars and I'm sure it's been downloaded tons, it still doesn't show on the list.
I think it use to be on the list and the change was noticed right around when the official RIM twitter client came about. (may be just my imagination...)

Twitter says it has been working with UberMedia on the issue but did they really have to abruptly suspend it like this in "I show you who's the boss" kinda way?

I'm not saying this is a white-lie but I pretty much liked it if they could've worked it out in a better fashion not to make the users being impacted by this...

OS6's Social Feed integration of official Twitter client was cool and I was using it for while but after few months, I unistalled the official one and re-activated by UberTwitter...

I really hope it would come back soon...

reneasha Feb 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

Well this is just great!! *sarcasm* I hate twitter for BB, now I'm being forced to use it?! I would really like to know what was violated...

joejoe.bb Feb 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

ya know if the official twitter apps didnt suck so much maybe we would use them right? im beyond pissed this is bullshit

lilituc Feb 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

Yeah, but I've tried all the other clients already. The official one was the worst for me.

tim167246 Feb 18, 2011 at 2:25 pm

Here is the e-mail I recieved from Twitter:

Dear _______ (@tim167246)

Regardless of how you access Twitter, we are dedicated to making Twitter better, faster and more reliable for you. As part of this effort, we ask applications that work with Twitter to abide by a simple set of rules that we believe are in the interests of our users, and the health and vitality of the Twitter platform as a whole. We often take actions to enforce these rules.

We are sending this email today because we suspended UberTwitter for violating our policies.

Every day, we suspend more than one hundred applications that are in violation of our policies. Generally, these apps are used by a small number of users. We are taking the unusual step of sending out this letter because today’s suspension may affect a larger number of users.

We are committed to helping you continue to use Twitter during the disruption of this application. You can download Twitter for Blackberry and other official Twitter apps here. You can also try our mobile web site or apps from other third-party developers.

We appreciate your continued support of Twitter and regret any inconvenience to you.

Laura Knotek Feb 18, 2011 at 2:30 pm

I had used ÛberTwitter but got sick of the ads. I switched to the native Twitter for BlackBerry. I saw no purpose to paying for a Twitter client just to avoid seeing ads.

demeanor76 Feb 18, 2011 at 2:31 pm

Luckily I'm using SocialScope for the last 10 months, I think ;) and I had another invitaion yesterday but I gave it to my bestfriend. Yeh.. >̴̴̴̴̴͡.̮Ơ̴͡

DrewDT Feb 18, 2011 at 2:33 pm

The world is over and skynet is indeed taking over! Ever since Watson spanked two of humanity's best in Jeopardy, everything is going haywire.
Now Ubertwitter is suspended??? This is by far the best Twitter app on BB and how I stay in touch with local and world events. I really hope this gets resolved, I have no desire to switch to an inferior Twitter app.

StormJH1 Feb 18, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Ah crap. I tried RIM's BB app, and while it wasn't terrible, I definitely liked UberTwitter better. This is a real downer.

joejoe.bb Feb 18, 2011 at 2:46 pm

i guess uber media is going to try to fix the problems so maybe uber will make a comeback :) i hope i hate twitter for bb

mvm549 Feb 18, 2011 at 2:47 pm

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/twitter-suspends-ubertwitter-and-twid...

r0gueleader Feb 18, 2011 at 2:48 pm

This SUCKS! I'm an avid Ubertwitter fan, and it feels so weird switching over to the official app.

r0gueleader Feb 18, 2011 at 2:48 pm

This SUCKS! I'm an avid Ubertwitter fan, and it feels so weird switching over to the official app.

blutricky Feb 18, 2011 at 2:48 pm

I got the email and was like wtf? I "used" ubertwitter mainly because it supports multiple accounts. The look is much better than twitter for blackberry too. So what do I do now? Any sugesstions on another twitter that supports multiple accts?

glagh Feb 18, 2011 at 2:54 pm

pray to have a socialscope access :p
That's the only one i see to support multiple accounts...

glagh Feb 18, 2011 at 2:52 pm

I use Socialscope too now... But that's really a shame, übertwiter is one of the best twitter clients... reliable, fast, & really customizable. The RIM software is pure sh** comapred to it.

blutricky Feb 18, 2011 at 4:29 pm

I downloaded seesmic and deleted it just as fast. Guess our twitter promotion days are over. This really sux.

demeanor76 Feb 18, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Check trending topics now! Is this because most people are using UberTwitter?? In my browser there are only 2 topics on trending topics.

rafiks Feb 18, 2011 at 2:59 pm

Time to have a " quit Twitter day" like quitfacebookday. Lol!

hrphotoman Feb 18, 2011 at 3:04 pm

Tweet from Adam Schefter, NFL insider for ESPN "Football's gone. Ubertwitter's gone. Expecting someone to pickpocket my blackberry at any moment now." LOL!

CreativTech Feb 18, 2011 at 3:06 pm

Meh. Maybe I'm just not a Twitter "power" user, but I actually prefer the native Twitter client. UberTwitter seems bloated and cumbersome to me. Besides, App World has a slew of other Twitter clients available, most of which are free.

jlb21 Feb 18, 2011 at 3:08 pm

Tried calling them at (415) 222-9670 and used 0 to get out of the menu. Says "voicemail box is full. goodbye" Methinks they are getting hammered.

mandujar1 Feb 18, 2011 at 3:14 pm

thanks for the info cause i was wondering why it said forbidden when trying to send tweet. but i hope it is fixed cause ive tried the official twitter for bb and i didnt like it.

PvT Feb 18, 2011 at 3:16 pm

Well this blows! ...and I have a paid version no-less

jojones44 Feb 18, 2011 at 3:18 pm

I can't stand Twitter for blackberry!!!!!

skeeterman Feb 18, 2011 at 3:20 pm

I see a lot of people upset about this.Just yesterday I was trying to figure out which twitter client to use.I went with T4bb.Seemed to be easier to use for me.

dadymon Feb 18, 2011 at 3:24 pm

Oh No! What am I gonna do! Time for Social Scope to move oiut of beta!

BlackB_G Feb 18, 2011 at 3:39 pm

Feel like i'm psychic or something. Just deleted Ubertwitter 2 days ago cos just prefer T4BB and it was taking up space. I don't give two if it got suspended..

joewyno Feb 18, 2011 at 3:49 pm

This was the best stand alone twitter app out there. I even paid for it. I want my money back.

SlimGuy78 Feb 18, 2011 at 3:50 pm

#TeamSocialScope .... F*CK THE WORLD !!!

pastornordel Feb 18, 2011 at 4:01 pm

It really might be the end of thw world to have to use a native app. I deleted uber months ago, when the ads started.

19cbb Feb 18, 2011 at 4:26 pm

Crackberry slow as usual to stay on top of the news... So much for being the #1 site for blackberry users... Go to techcruch or mashable to see ubertwitter reactions.

Pilot Prop Feb 18, 2011 at 4:33 pm

Glad I left boring UberTwitter a while back...I use Twitter for BlackBerry--->love it!

BlogBerry.hk Feb 18, 2011 at 4:39 pm

From Urber Twitter:

We have made the changes Twitter requested. As soon as Twitter reactivates, you will be live again. Thx!

FlyHigh365 Feb 18, 2011 at 4:44 pm

Oops for Ubertwitter. They should have been following Twitter's rules. If they would have been, none of this would be happening.

meganVee Feb 18, 2011 at 4:47 pm

I never bothered with Ubertwitter... I use Twitter for Blackberry and have never had any issues. It is very simple and not cluttered and I much prefer it.

tarishaclark Feb 18, 2011 at 9:38 pm

While Ubertwitter is down SocialScope is giving out invites FREELY!!! GO SIGN UP!

wirelessgal Feb 18, 2011 at 4:58 pm

UberTwitter is the best Twitter app to date. I've tried them all and none of them come close to UberTwitter. I've tried Twitter apps for Android and the iPhone and they all suck. I hope UberTwitter is back on soon! I'm using Twitter for Blackberry. Even though a lot of people don't like it, it's A LOT better than Twitter for iPhone or Android. They both suck.

zoomlink1 Feb 18, 2011 at 5:00 pm

It was fun while it lasted.

henghs Feb 18, 2011 at 10:40 pm

Anyone here able to use the UberSocial (still sounds kindda odd) feature to selectively post tweets to Facebook?
If yes, can please direct me to the link? I'm still trying to figure out what to do to be able to do so.
Is there anything more setting I need to do at Facebook and twitter?

jwhitley80 Feb 18, 2011 at 11:39 pm

I liked übertwitter, but when it went down I decided to try for socialscope. I got my invite almost before I was done signing up for it. Awesome.

Judson50 Feb 19, 2011 at 12:58 am

@joelily2

I got the EXACT same thing at 11:58 pm CST. They must be capitalizing on this ubertwitter challenge.

BlackB_G Feb 19, 2011 at 2:59 pm

Just got SocialScope... BB Facebook app, T4BB and 4Square app have all been turned off (signed out) ..now but not deleted just in case. SS is the beezneez man. All I can say is as one door closes another one opens. Thanks to Uber getting suspended we're now able to get the SS invite immediately now. Had sent like 7 requests before but never got an invite. No luv for the person who never told me SS was so good.

Gotta say... today was a good day! Where my Ice Cube CD at...

justmvg Feb 19, 2011 at 10:43 pm

Already grabbed the new version of UberSocial from the site www.ubersocial.nl
should be working when twitter accepts it...

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