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How to download and save videos from Twitter (X)

Twitter doesn't have a tool for saving videos, so you might think that you're out of luck, but it's actually easy to download on mobile or desktop.

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Can you run Threads on a desktop? Yes, and here's how

For weeks after Meta launched its Twitter rival, you had to be pretty crafty to find ways to do it - but no more. Here's what you need to know.

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How to make video and voice calls on X (or Twitter)

X Premium users can now make video and voice calls on iOS devices, so here's how to do it.

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How to download a Twitter video on X: Save your favourites

Twitter Blue subscribers can now download videos directly from Twitter or X or whatever you want to call it.

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The most famous and amusing internet memes of all time

We've collected some of the best and most chortle-worthy memes from around the world. Brilliant memes and the story behind them.

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Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg fight: Everything we know so far and how to watch it

Whatever you think about the tech world's biggest sideshow, here's what the two executives have said about it.

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What are the differences between Threads and Twitter?

They start with the same letter, but our compare-and-contrast exercise doesn't take that into account.

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What is X? Twitter's rebrand explained

Twitter is now called X. The rebrand of the social media site is underway, and here's what you need to know.

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Elon Musk has killed Twitter, but not in the way everyone expected

Twitter is going away with Elon Musk renaming the social media platform to X.

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How to delete your Twitter account permanently

It isn't always that simple to delete a social media account. Find out how, right here.

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What is two factor authentication and why should you use it? Plus how to enable for Apple, Google and more

How to enable two-factor authentication on all your favourite devices and services

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Best Twitter alternatives: Other interesting social apps

If you're uncomfortable with what's happening at Twitter for whatever reason, you can simply choose to use another platform instead.

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How to set your Twitter account to private: Protect those tweets from prying eyes

Once you go private, only accounts that you approve will be able to see your tweets.

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Here's how Twitter Blue's 'half ads' feature works (and how it doesn't)

Twitter Blue's showing "approximately 50% fewer ads" to Blue subscribers. And even then, not all the time.

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Why has the Twitter logo been replaced by Doge?

Twitter changed its logo to the doge meme and nobody knows why.

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Twitter's For You page will soon only recommend verified accounts, Elon Musk says

Twitter is making changes to the way its For You page works.

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Twitter will revoke your verified checkmark if you don't pay by April

Starting 1 April, Twitter will begin "winding down" its legacy verified program and removing blue checkmarks if you don't subscribe to Twitter Blue.

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Twitter shows people how many times their tweets were bookmarked

Twitter is now showing people how many times their tweets have been bookmarked.

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Meta ready to take on Twitter with a decentralised rival app

Meta is working on a decentralised app that would reportedly work with Mastodon, giving Twitter even more unwanted competition.

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