Is Twitter dying? If so, what happens to your tweets? Here’s how to save them
After a series of controversial moves, Twitter offices shut down on Thursday as hundreds of the company’s remaining workforce resigned, multiple outlets reported.
The mass resignation left users wondering if the platform would be able to function with such a drastic reduction in the workforce.
Multiple hashtags, like #RIPTwitter, #TwitterDown, #TwitterOFF, and #GoodbyeTwitter began trending as users started blaming company CEO Elon Musk for the platform’s “inevitable” collapse.
Some users began pumping out memes in response to the trending topic, including owner Elon Musk, who tweeted a graphic of the Twitter logo burying itself in a graveyard.
Others took a moment to say their final goodbyes to followers, despite the fact that the platform did eventually survive the night. However, should the mighty social media platform actually collapse, there is one way to save your tweets.
How can I save my tweets if Twitter dies?
By way of the platform’s “Archive of Your Data” feature, users can request a copy of a complete archive of their account, including tweets, account activity and history and key data points.
To request a copy, users can go to their Settings, click on “Your Account,” and “Download an Archive of Your Data. It may take some patience, but after some time has passed, users who submitted a request will eventually receive a notification when the data is ready to be downloaded.
How did Twitter get here?
Resignations rolled in on Wednesday and Thursday after Musk, the company’s sole owner, gave employees an ultimatum, The New York Times reported. The CEO warned that an “extremely hardcore” workplace culture was on its way, claiming their hours would be extended and that workloads would become more intense.
Following Musk’s ultimatum sent via email with the subject line “A Fork in the Road,” hundreds of resignations started pouring in, two former employees told the Times.
Twitter later announced through an email that company office buildings would be closed on Friday and employee badge access would be suspended until Monday, various news outlets reported.
On Friday, in the early hours of the morning, Musk sent out an email to remaining employees asking software writers to report to the Twitter headquarters and instructed them to send him summaries of their coding.
“Apparently Twitter employees have been given an ultimatum to create a “hard-core” Twitter 2.0, or else. Well, apparently most have chosen the or else route,” one user tweeted Thursday night. “I do believe a major train wreck is inevitable.”
