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+1 here ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
I also finally received my data archive from Twitter. For weeks, the verification emails weren't being delivered. When they were, the codes had expired. Repeat. I have no proof to indicate this was a way of locking me in, but it seems suspicious because it had never happened before.
For me, it's not about being petty or spiteful against these platforms just for the hell of it. It's just that I'm tired of their unethical business model. Hostile practices. Their lock-in. Lack of interoperability. The user hostility.
It's not good for us, it's only good for the platform, which then only serves to give that platform more power, which means more user abuse, enshittification, etc.
Feels good to not contribute to that and not continue digging that hole, as well as invest in a better web for all of us.