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by Fetiorin 1272 days ago
> Be sure to get an archive of your Twitter data while you still can

It worked for me in the past (a few months ago). Today, however, I can't even receive an SMS to make a backup due to having a Ukrainian phone number.
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wpietri 1272 days ago
And it's not just Ukraine. Major UK provider Vodaphone is also no longer working: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2022/12/16/twitters-dec...
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rsynnott 1272 days ago
Vodafone isn’t just in the UK, either. It’s the third-largest mobile network in the world.
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NelsonMinar 1272 days ago
Ugh, sorry to hear about the SMS problem.

One weird thing I noticed: Twitter wanted me to use an Email/SMS for two factor even though I have a registered TOTP token to log in to Twitter. I think that's been the case for awhile, not a new change, but still strange.

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jacquesm 1272 days ago
This is precisely how large, relatively well engineered services die if you leave them unattended for too long. The machine needs a little bit of oil every now and then and there are always new modes of failure found. Those then start to accrue to the point where they become user visible.
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