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Migration tool to leave Twitter/X

12 points by Timshel 2y ago

not_your_vase 2y ago
> With Elon Musk, X became an opinion manipulation machine. And what's this website? Kettle calls the pot black. Sure, it's whataboutism, I know. It doesn't make it not true, however.
- timeon 2y ago
  Are you OK with Musks's Nazi salute?
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  - not_your_vase 2y ago
    And what about... but what about...
    - timeon 2y ago
      Is that yes?
      - not_your_vase 2y ago
        Why are you asking me? You voted for him, lol. Also, what kind of question is that? What makes you think that it is relevant? It's akin to having a conversion like > I like blue color > What? Did you groom 5 or 10 kids yesterday? Which number is the correct one? > ???
        _Algernon_ 2y ago
        Nobody voted for Musk. That's part of the problem.
        not_your_vase 2y ago
        That's arguably not true. It was never concealed that Musk would get important roles in the government, and Trump still got a stunning amount of votes. However this is once again just distraction. To summarize: > There is a submission, claiming that Twitter is influencing the opinion of people > I agree with this, but call out that this website does the same > Suddenly someone starts screeching *nazi nazi nazi* And I'm still kind of stumped. People really deserve to harvest what they sow.
    - danielbln 2y ago
      Ironic, considering your top level comment basically starts with that.
  - sneak 2y ago
    The ADL says that’s not what it was.
    - tehwebguy 2y ago
      It is though, so maybe they didn’t watch the video?
  - jesterson 2y ago
    Yes, whats is your point?
- notTooFarGone 2y ago
  equalizing "having an opinion" and "activism" with "broad manipulation based on personal whim" - those are the mental gymnastics I see too often these days. One of those things requires power and the other does not. And abuse is pretty hard without power.
- Timshel 2y ago
  It's a tool to help you stay in contact with your follower if you decide to leave Twitter. The decision is still up to you, the goal is to try to minimize the network effect which might prevent some people from leaving. I fail to see the manipulation ...
rsynnott 2y ago
I deleted my Twitter account ages ago, so can't try it, but I'm curious how this actually works. _Does_ it work? Has anyone tried it? My impression was that the API was now fairly comprehensively crippled.
- Timshel 2y ago
  There is a page with the details of what they retrieve/store: https://www.helloquitx.com/How-is-your-personal-data-processed.html https://www.helloquitx.com/How-is-your-personal-data-process... They essentially rely on you sharing the follower.js/following.js file from your data dump.
  - rsynnott 2y ago
    Ah, right, yeah, that makes more sense. I was thinking of something more like the old twitter->mastodon migration tools (which relied on access to the twitter API).

12 points by Timshel 2y ago

> With Elon Musk, X became an opinion manipulation machine. And what's this website? Kettle calls the pot black. Sure, it's whataboutism, I know. It doesn't make it not true, however.

timeon 2y ago
Are you OK with Musks's Nazi salute?
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- not_your_vase 2y ago
  And what about... but what about...
  - timeon 2y ago
    Is that yes?
    - not_your_vase 2y ago
      Why are you asking me? You voted for him, lol. Also, what kind of question is that? What makes you think that it is relevant? It's akin to having a conversion like > I like blue color > What? Did you groom 5 or 10 kids yesterday? Which number is the correct one? > ???
      - _Algernon_ 2y ago
        Nobody voted for Musk. That's part of the problem.
        not_your_vase 2y ago
        That's arguably not true. It was never concealed that Musk would get important roles in the government, and Trump still got a stunning amount of votes. However this is once again just distraction. To summarize: > There is a submission, claiming that Twitter is influencing the opinion of people > I agree with this, but call out that this website does the same > Suddenly someone starts screeching *nazi nazi nazi* And I'm still kind of stumped. People really deserve to harvest what they sow.
  - danielbln 2y ago
    Ironic, considering your top level comment basically starts with that.
- sneak 2y ago
  The ADL says that’s not what it was.
  - tehwebguy 2y ago
    It is though, so maybe they didn’t watch the video?
- jesterson 2y ago
  Yes, whats is your point?
notTooFarGone 2y ago
equalizing "having an opinion" and "activism" with "broad manipulation based on personal whim" - those are the mental gymnastics I see too often these days. One of those things requires power and the other does not. And abuse is pretty hard without power.
Timshel 2y ago
It's a tool to help you stay in contact with your follower if you decide to leave Twitter. The decision is still up to you, the goal is to try to minimize the network effect which might prevent some people from leaving. I fail to see the manipulation ...

rsynnott 2y ago

I deleted my Twitter account ages ago, so can't try it, but I'm curious how this actually works. _Does_ it work? Has anyone tried it? My impression was that the API was now fairly comprehensively crippled.

Timshel 2y ago
There is a page with the details of what they retrieve/store: https://www.helloquitx.com/How-is-your-personal-data-processed.html https://www.helloquitx.com/How-is-your-personal-data-process... They essentially rely on you sharing the follower.js/following.js file from your data dump.
- rsynnott 2y ago
  Ah, right, yeah, that makes more sense. I was thinking of something more like the old twitter->mastodon migration tools (which relied on access to the twitter API).