Restarting Automation Again: From Twitter + Selenium to Reddit API

Today was one of those “try → fail → rethink → pivot” kind of days. Instead of overthinking yesterday’s problems, I decided to try again with a fresh mindset. Attempt 1: Restarting Twitter Automation with Selenium I went back to Twitter automation today. This time, I tried using Selenium again — opening Chrome with a custom profile and handling the Twitter login flow. The idea was simple: Launch Chrome using Selenium Open X (Twitter) Handle login Automate posting Technically, Chrome opened. Twitter loaded. The login page appeared. But once I tried interacting with the login process (especially OAuth like Google login), things started getting unstable. I realized something important: Modern platforms are very strict about automation. Even when Selenium works technically, the platform behavior doesn’t always cooperate. It wasn’t about syntax errors anymore. It was about platform security layers. That was a clear sign. Realization: Fighting the Platform Isn’t the Goal At some point today,