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June 25, 2025 | New York Times, Wirecutter​

I Tried, and Failed, to Disappear From the Internet by Max Eddy

Watching Cyd work was mesmerizing. My posts flashed by almost too fast to read; it was like watching my life pass before my eyes. It was fun to revisit my posts at warp speed, but painful, too, because each time something appeared on the screen, it was also being deleted. Photo from my wedding? Gone. Photo of my pet rat, Pepper? Gone. The process made me choke up a bit.

December 13, 2024 | Lifehacker​

This Free App Archives and Deletes Your Tweets by Justin Pot

Want to delete all of your tweets? Cyd, an application for Windows, macOS, and Linux, automates the process for you and even gives you an offline archive. Even better: This application runs entirely on your computer, meaning you don't need to trust a third party with access to your account in order to use it.

December 11, 2024: Freedom of the Press Foundation​

Clawing back your data on X by Dr. Martin Shelton

Just as journalists are making the jump to Bluesky, it's become easier than ever to remove old posts on X. Our former board member Micah Lee created a new piece of software called Cyd, which helps you remove your data from X, with plans to extend this functionality to other social media sites like Facebook and Reddit. Instead of using the old developer tools, which have become prohibitively expensive in recent years, Cyd bypasses these limitations by essentially doing what any user would have to do manually in their browser: The software scrolls through the website and clicks the "delete" button, over and over again.

December 3, 2024: WIRED​

He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too (archive link) by Andy Greenberg

When programmer Micah Lee was kicked off X for a post that offended Elon Musk, he didn't look back. His new tool for saving and deleting your X posts can give you that same sweet release.

December 3, 2024: ZDNet​

I deleted thousands of tweets from X with this new tool - for free by Jason Perlow

Now you can easily migrate from X with this powerful tool that deletes tweets, likes, and DMs, while backing up your data for a fresh start elsewhere.