Is Twitter Dying?How to download tweets and data

CEO Elon Musk’s final decision on whether hundreds of workers will agree to a new ‘hardcore’ work culture of grueling hours by Thursday night, or pay three months’ worth of severance pay I left Twitter after receiving the notification.

There are industry insiders and former Tweeps speculating that the site may be headed for a crash due to the massive staff exodus. With millions of users preemptively lamenting the platform and #RIPTwitter making it to the top of the trending page for his second day in a row, it’s time to save those tweets and data before they’re lost to emptiness. maybe an opportunity.

So is Twitter really dying?

Twitter won’t die anytime soon — Musk appeared confident in his tweet, stating on Thursday:

another Tweeting Thursday night, Musk said The site hit a record high in Twitter usage.

That said, Twitter had about 2,900 staff before Thursday’s departure, less than half of its original 7,500 employees. According to the Verge, after all the departures, multiple teams critical to keeping the site running have partially or completely collapsed.

This includes members of Twitter’s “command center,” a team of engineers working around the clock to fix bugs and resolve issues. It also includes notable executives such as: Yoel Roth, leader of trust and safety on Twitter.

Cracks are already starting to appear.

Some users were locked out of their accounts on Tuesday. I didn’t receive the text to sign in with two-factor authenticationMeanwhile, Downdetector, which tracks website and app outages, reported thousands of outages on Thursday.

When Twitter goes down, so does all content and memories on the platform. Thankfully, the site offers a way to download a snapshot of your entire profile, from first tweet to last like. This is great for retracing memories or reading the best zingers at a real city hall.

How to save a Twitter archive

Let’s start with mobile app users. First, open the official Twitter app and tap on your profile in the top left corner. From there,[設定とサポート]expand the panel,[設定とプライバシー]Choose.

next,[あなたのアカウント]then tap[データのアーカイブをダウンロード]Tap. You will be redirected to a web page. Log in to the account that holds the data you want to download and click Request Archive.

This process is similar on the desktop. on the left side of the website[その他]button,[設定とサポート],[設定とプライバシー], then select From the Your Account section, click Download Archive of Your Data. After verifying your account,[アーカイブをリクエスト]Click.

After sending a request, Twitter needs to process it. The platform says it may “take him 24 hours or more for the data to be ready,” but some say it takes longer.

Once completed, Twitter will send you an email and a mobile push notification. Following the link will take you to that his website settings page. From here you can download the archive as a .zip file.

After unzipping, you will find an HTML file titled “Your Archive”. Clicking it will open a webpage in your default browser with all Tweets, Likes, DMs, Images, Videos, Lists, and everything you’ve ever sent or received on your account.

The page also lets you search for specific items or dates, filter tweets by media or text only, and view all the likes and retweets your content has received.

If you plan to continue using Twitter, it’s not a bad idea to increase the security of your account. Security experts warn that the job cuts could allow bad actors to exploit vulnerabilities in the platform and compromise accounts. Method is as follows.

How to protect your account

First, let’s enable multi-factor authentication. This adds an extra step to the login process and can deter hackers.

As when requesting the archive,[設定とプライバシー]go to the tab,[セキュリティとアカウント アクセス]to select[セキュリティ]Click. Finally, click “Two-Factor Authentication”.

Twitter has three options: text message, authenticator app, and security key. As the site is currently experiencing text message authentication issues, we recommend choosing the authenticator app option for the time being.

To do that, you’ll first need to download a third-party app such as Google or Microsoft Authenticator, 1Password or Duo Mobile. Select Authenticator App on Twitter and follow the instructions. You may be asked to confirm your email.

Next, you’ll be asked to scan a QR code to link your authenticator app to your account. Once this is done,[次へ]enter the security code generated by your authenticator app, and click[確認]Click.

Now you can use your authenticator app to access your security code and log in to your account.

that’s all! Now you can watch the Twitter frenzy unfold from your secure account, knowing that your memes are forever safe.

Using files from Associated Press.

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