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Mediaite: Elon Musk Admits X is Throttling Links -- Effectively Limiting People From Reading News
Mediaite - Elon Musk Admits X is Throttling Links — Effectively Limiting People From Reading News
David Gilmour
Nov 25th, 2024, 8:38 am
Elon Musk confirmed that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X in a revelation that renews criticism that the platform is restricting the visibility of and access to external sources of information.
User Paul Graham, who has nearly two million followers, blasted “Twitter’s biggest flaw” was the “deprioritization of tweets with links in them” in a complaint posted on Sunday.
In reply, Musk suggested a workaround: “Just write a description in the main post and put the link in the reply. This just stops lazy linking.”
Musk’s comment aligns with past guidance from X that encourages users to post native content, such as videos and articles, directly to the platform rather than linking to third-party sites.
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David Gilmour
Nov 25th, 2024, 8:38 am
Elon Musk confirmed that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X in a revelation that renews criticism that the platform is restricting the visibility of and access to external sources of information.
User Paul Graham, who has nearly two million followers, blasted “Twitter’s biggest flaw” was the “deprioritization of tweets with links in them” in a complaint posted on Sunday.
In reply, Musk suggested a workaround: “Just write a description in the main post and put the link in the reply. This just stops lazy linking.”
Link to tweet
Musk’s comment aligns with past guidance from X that encourages users to post native content, such as videos and articles, directly to the platform rather than linking to third-party sites.
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That should tell you everything about this cabal. 
