Twitter Reverses Course, Restores Free API Access for Government and Publicly Owned Accounts Sharing Emergency Information

Twitter has restored free access to its API for verified government and publicly-owned services that use the tool for "critical purposes" such as emergency notifications, transportation updates, and weather alerts.
Twitter is making an exception for emergency and transportation agencies to use its API free of charge.
Twitter will allow public institutions to post large volumes of automated tweets for free.
Twitter had previously cut off important public service and safety accounts from its API unless they paid for the Enterprise plan.
MTA officials have been in touch with Twitter's development team, but it is unclear whether the agency will return to publishing service alerts on Twitter.