FayeSouthWalesFeb 7, 2023
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Are you trying to find your contacts from Twitter on Mastodon?

There are online tools which can help with this, however Twitter is apparently going to shut them down by Thursday 9th February.

If you want to use these, now would seem to be your last chance:

🐦 Debirdify
https://pruvisto.org/debirdify

🔍 Fedifinder
https://fedifinder.glitch.me

A third tool, Movetodon, has already been shut down by Twitter.

#Twitter #Mastodon

Debirdify

This is a web app that helps you find out which of the people you follow on Twitter are on Mastodon/in the Fediverse already and follow all of them easily.

Feb 7, 2023 at 6:49pmWeb
Show threadRicós has movedFeb 7, 2023

@feditips There isn't anything similar for instagram, right?

And thanks for all the tips!

Show threadSandra Feb 7, 2023
@enriquericos @feditips Try @pixelfed
Show threadRicós has movedFeb 7, 2023

@sandra @feditips @pixelfed

Thanks, Sandra, Feditips already told me that, I guess those comments didn't show up on your feed. Great suggestion anyway!

Show threadCliffChapmanFeb 7, 2023

@feditips
Shame about Movetodon. I liked it a lot.

#mastodon #twitter

Show threadPavel LokshinFeb 7, 2023
@feditips debirdify appears to have stopped working too
Show threadAngela ClinkscalesFeb 7, 2023
@lokshin @feditips I just used it. Seems to still be working :-)
Show threadOR Wine WomanFeb 7, 2023
@feditips Umm, this is confusing.
1. Authorize Twitter To do what?
etc... Sorry, not getting it.
Show threadAngela ClinkscalesFeb 7, 2023
@ORWineLady @feditips i entered my Twitter profile and password. Then clicked on the button/command for twitter followers. Saved that list for import. Then did the same thing for people I follow.
Show threadOR Wine WomanFeb 7, 2023
@angelaclinkscales @feditips
There wasn't any place apparent to enter anything. Clicking on thr button just took Me to twitter. Maybe bc it was already open at the time?
Show threadKevin DavidsonFeb 7, 2023

@feditips Mastodon Flock is functionally a replacement for Movetodon, but with a retro Windows 95 alppearance.

https://mastodon-flock.vercel.app

Mastodon Flock

Migrate your tweeps to the Fediverse

Show threadChixFeb 7, 2023
@MetalSamurai @feditips Damn, that's some impressive design for a simple mover website!
Show threadKevin DavidsonFeb 7, 2023
@chix @feditips It is so sad that it probably only has 24 hours left to live.
Show threadTymoteusz Jóźwiak Feb 7, 2023
@feditips there is also @twittodon
Show threadDigitalFistFeb 8, 2023
@feditips thank you. This will be very useful in the coming days. Any tips on why the merge profile thing appears to be completely broken would be welcome as well. I’ve been told this one was merging with another one I was locked out of for no reason for over a week… I cancelled that and am now talking to you in my phone, but my PC won’t recognise it.
Show threadCaptain123Feb 8, 2023
@feditips read
Show threadstandevFeb 8, 2023
@feditips both of these seem to be down already.
Show threadMatt TFeb 8, 2023
@feditips Thank you for sharing this. @debirdify was definitely the bee's knees on getting info from my bird account!
Show threadMedusa GladiatrixFeb 8, 2023
@feditips seems not to work. Both apps want me to create a new Twitter account. But I already have one and don't need a new one. 😱
Show threadKirt in QueenslandFeb 10, 2023

@feditips
@kirt
@kirt

what happened with #twitterAPI suddenly bring expensive?

#debirdify seems to be still working, even using it through an account that's definitely not got paid api access?

Show threadJanFeb 10, 2023
@kirt @feditips @kirt @kirt They've postponed the deadline to Monday https://twitter.com/TwitterDev/status/1623467615539859456
Twitter Dev on Twitter

“We have been busy with some updates to the Twitter API so you can continue to build and innovate with us. We’re excited to announce an extension of the current free Twitter API access through February 13. Here’s what we’re shipping then 🧵”

Twitter
Show threadKirtFeb 10, 2023

@jnv @kirt @feditips @kirt

running out of time to #deburdify

Show threadJanFeb 10, 2023
@kirt @kirt @feditips @kirt Since #Twitter likely cuts free API access to user profiles, does anyone plan to rebuild #debirdify and the likes as a browser extension?
Show threadKirtFeb 11, 2023

@jnv @kirt @feditips @kirt

#debirdify  all the things!!!

but… Monday … what time in what time zone?

Show threadJanFeb 12, 2023

@kirt @kirt @feditips @kirt ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The outage on Feb 9th started around 7am Tokyo time (10pm UTC of previous day), there's a theory that this is when they originally wanted to deploy the change.

Show threadKirtFeb 12, 2023

@jnv @kirt @feditips @kirt

I thought i was on twitter then and i didn't notice it, but i might have been here, or asleep.

Are you in Tokyo or is that from a report? that's pretty close to mine, so thanks if that was intentionally helpful.

Though i was more thinking of the coming attempt.

Let's hope they screw it up again?

But that puts their ending on the 9th … on the 8th? Maybe prior prep?

Are they even selling it yet?

Show threadJanFeb 12, 2023

@kirt @kirt @feditips @kirt It's just a speculation floating around; outage started at the top of the hour so it seems it wasn't spontaneous – though per Platformer it was an employee mistake: https://www.platformer.news/p/elon-musk-fires-a-top-twitter-engineer

At this point we have only the few tweets and email: https://twittercommunity.com/t/clarification-needed-twitter-api-updates-for-monday-february-13-2023/185187/2

I still hope they'll share more details and purchase options on Monday with a grace period, but that seems way too considerate for Musk's Twitter.

Elon Musk fires a top Twitter engineer over his declining view count

Inside Twitter 2.0, turmoil leaves employees stretched to the max

Platformer
Show threadKirtFeb 12, 2023

@jnv @kirt @feditips @kirt

Well, just then (at high noon coordinated universal time?) twitter went haywire but #debirdify still works ???

might be my account, it wants to check if I'm human, but it's looping… it's not passing the Turing test, and it seems nor am i …

Show threadJanFeb 12, 2023
@kirt @kirt @feditips @kirt AFAIK #debirdify works (at least for me), no global API changes were deployed so far. Only #movetodon was likely singled out and suspended: https://mastodon.social/@Tibor/109800904950500383
Show threadKirt in QueenslandFeb 17, 2023

@kirt @[email protected] @jnv @Tibor

that seems to be a week before the API date?

Show threadJanFeb 17, 2023
@kirt @kirt @Tibor I don't think it matters. If Elmo doesn't like your app, you're out. But it seems like he's now distracted by his engagement numbers, so hopefully he'll leave the API alone.
Show threadKirtFeb 17, 2023

@jnv @kirt @Tibor

maybe an ap that used the API has some of the bots who follow him on it

Show threadKirtFeb 17, 2023

@kirt @jnv @Tibor

what have aus.social and newsie social got against each other?

@kirt

Show threadMstdn KirtFeb 15, 2023

@feditips @kirt @kirt

#debirdify seems to still be working

i suspect that paid #api access on #twiter is a lot more complicated to implement than #Elon expected…

Show threadMstdn KirtFeb 23, 2023

@feditips @kirt @kirt

i should see if it still is now …