Collecting Tweets related to Myanmar Coup keywords from Feb 1 to Feb 28, 2021.

Published: 22 July 2024| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/d8r3zxfsry.1
Contributors:
Ida Bagus Kerthyayana Manuaba,

Description

This dataset encompasses tweets collected between February 1st and February 28th, 2021, that are relevant to the Myanmar coup. Keywords associated with the coup were used to filter and gather tweets, ensuring a comprehensive capture of public discourse and reactions on social media during this period. The dataset is valuable for analyzing public sentiment, information dissemination, and the impact of social media during significant political events.

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Steps to reproduce

To collect tweets related to the Myanmar coup from February 1st to 28th, 2021, start by accessing the [Twitter Developer Platform](https://developer.x.com/en/docs/twitter-api/enterprise/search-api/quick-start/enterprise-full-archive) and obtaining access to the "Full-Archive" API. Create a project and app to generate API keys and tokens. Install Python and the `tweepy` library. Use a script to authenticate with the Twitter API and set search parameters, including the keyword "Myanmar Coup" and the date range from 2021-02-01 to 2021-02-28. The script collects tweets using the Full-Archive Search endpoint and saves them to a JSON or CSV file.

Institutions

Bina Nusantara University

Categories

Computer Science, Natural Language Processing, Sentiment Analysis

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