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Twitter follow idea
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Description
When tracking someone, it would be useful to, since I have a Twitter identity proven that `keybase` knows about, tell me whether the Twitter username of the person I'm trying to track is on my follow list.
For example, I went to track someone whom I follow and whom I know IRL, but didn't recognize their Twitter username immediately. I had to check the Twitter proof directly to satisfy myself that it was who I thought it was.
Minor inconvenience, but Twitter has a social graph, so why not use it?
Relevant API: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/users/lookup
```
https://api.twitter.com/1.1/users/lookup.json?screen_name=my_friend
[...]
"following": true
```
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Research direction
Start by tracing the tracking flow and the handling of a proven Twitter identity. Review the referenced Twitter users/lookup endpoint and its following field, then determine how the result should be surfaced when tracking someone. Done means the tracker can indicate whether the person's Twitter username is followed.
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Assessment
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- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- 35/100