And no, I don't think it's worth going into "protected" mode so nobody claims your profile. I don't reserve accounts on Stormfront, and I don't have to do it on X.
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And no, I don't think it's worth going into "protected" mode so nobody claims your profile. I don't reserve accounts on Stormfront, and I don't have to do it on X. 8 comments
@dkiesow For folks really worried about impersonation that might be a good option. But I think it's giving X too much credit to park identities there. It's a trashfire. No need to stick around. You might find https://tinysubversions.com/twitter-archive/make-your-own/ by @darius useful. I've not tested it, but assuming it still works, it seems like a very straightforward path for hosting an archive. @eloquence I deleted my twitter account a while ago, but I ended up registering a new one (with a throwaway name) so I could see age-restricted tweets. Although I use it so rarely by now that I might delete that one too soon. |
Another reason to #DeleteYourAccount on X instead of parking it in protected mode: it makes numbers go down. And unfortunately, many organizations look at follower numbers and think "oh, we still have a huge presence here, we cannot give that up". If you leave X, make it count - literally.