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          "points": 5,
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        "Terms don't name the operating company",
        "Tweets reach the model with no injection guidance"
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        "On 429, wait about a second and back off; there's no Retry-After",
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      "domainRegistered": "",
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      "terms": "https://twitterapi.io/terms",
      "privacy": "https://twitterapi.io/privacy",
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      "changelog": "",
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          "state": "ok"
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          "points": 0,
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          "state": "ok"
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