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Witter: Twitter-Like Social Media Microblogging Platform\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/chriseborowski/witter/blob/main/social/witter/static/images/Witter%20Twitter-Like%20Social%20Media%20Microblogging%20Platform%20logo.jpeg\" alt=\"Witter: Twitter-Like Social Media Microblogging Platform\" title=\"Witter: Twitter-Like Social Media Microblogging Platform\" /\u003e\n\nWitter is a robust Python-based social media microblogging platform designed for efficient handling of user posts, follower relationships, and related operations, all through a web interface.\n\nFor a detailed description and overview of WalletOne's main functionalities, see this blog post: [Introducing Witter: A Dynamic Social Media Platform with Python Backend](https://chriseborowski.notion.site/Introducing-Witter-A-Dynamic-Social-Media-Platform-with-Python-Backend-4afad372201f41c9ac930fd8ab890220).\n\n## Key Features\n\n- [x] Create and delete posts with unique post IDs\n- [x] Manage user profiles and follower 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