I checked out this guide https://floppydata.com/blog/how-to-scrape-data-from-twitter/ while digging into ways to collect social media data, and it turned out to be pretty informative. It explains the whole process in a simple, structured way — from using APIs to alternative scraping methods. What I liked is that it doesn’t ignore real challenges like rate limits or access restrictions, which are actually a big deal today. For example, getting Twitter (X) data has become much harder due to API limits and paywalls . Overall, the article gives a realistic overview and is useful if you’re trying to understand how this works in practice.