MySpace Beginning to Block Widgets?

One of the primary reasons that MySpace has achieved such success in the realm of social networking is the ability for users to customize their profiles with layouts, music, videos, and assorted other widgets.

As the number of TechCrunch offers insight as to why MySpace is now beginning to block these outside widgets:

Industry insiders have said (and continue to say) that MySpace has had enough of building third party widget providers into massive businesses. They say MySpace is preparing to block all widget providers over time and will let only those who pay a “toll” back in. MySpace PR denies this as well, saying that the January block was a developer error, and not commenting at all on the recent service-specific blockages.
Julie Henderson, SVP Corporate Communications at Fox Interactive disagrees with the assertion that MySpace plans to charge a “toll” to widget providers. In an e-mail Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl