I wrote a short guide and some helper scripts for anyone that wants to have a more complete, browsable tweet archive
I found that when I was preparing to leave Twitter, the native archive feature was totally broken, so I published my personal solution since the old scrapers died with last year’s api changes: (though you’ll need to be comfortable pasting a couple commands into your terminal if you want to try it)...
Now that Nitter is dead, is there a way of bypassing the firewall without a Twitter account?
I used to use Nitter to bypass the limited firewalling so I could sometimes look at what a corporation or a band had said or done. Is there any site that lets you see into the site, blocks the trackers Elon’s installed etc?
The SEC accuses Elon Musk of trying to 'distort’ its investigation into his takeover of Twitter (www.engadget.com)
X revives policy targeting deadnaming, misgendering (thehill.com)
Bluesky federation goes live (bsky.social)
The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests (mashable.com)
These numbers are legitimately shocking....
Get URLs for all tweets within date range?
What is the best tool to get URLs for all tweets within a given date range?...
You can now join Bluesky without an invitation (www.washingtonpost.com)
Elon Musk’s X-odus: A Chance for Mastodon to Shine (medium.com)
Open Source Community, Seize the Day!
Elon Musk Is Crafting A Narrative For The Death Of Twitter (www.forbes.com)
Elon Musk has said and done a lot of weird and outrageous things during his tenure as the owner of Twitter (now X), but we may have just seen the weirdest and most outrageous.
Congrats To Elon Musk: I Didn’t Think You Had It In You To File A Lawsuit This Stupid. But, You Crazy Bastard, You Did It! (www.techdirt.com)
… Finally, this isn’t exactly a “problem” with the lawsuit, but I’ll just note the conflict in two separate statements:...
X may lose up to $75 mln by year-end on advertiser exodus - NYT (www.reuters.com)
Elon Musk-owned social media company X could lose as much as $75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year as dozens of major brands pause their marketing campaigns, the New York Times reported on Friday.
A People's Twitter (secure.avaaz.org)
Blue checks aren't protecting sex workers from X's porn crackdown (techcrunch.com)
People Want Threads to Be Old Twitter. Threads Would Prefer Not To. (gizmodo.com)
Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Telling People to Follow Antisemitic Account for War Updates (www.rollingstone.com)
Verified accounts spread fake news release about a Biden $8 billion aid package to Israel (www.nbcnews.com)
SEC sues to force Elon Musk to testify in Twitter probe (www.cnbc.com)
Elon Musk to resign as owner of Twitter/X (chng.it)
X stops showing headlines after Musk update demand (www.axios.com)
The Paradox Of Intolerance (And The Case For Leaving Twitter) (throwawayopinions.io)
Dumpster fire (lemmy.world)
Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, could charge all users subscription fees (www.theguardian.com)
New moderators wanted for c/Twitter!
We noticed this community was abandoned by its previous moderators, and so we’re here to help it thrive again!...