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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

Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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