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Laura PourMeADrink

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Reply to Celerity (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 16, 2022, 01:05 AM

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I am sick and tired of posts that are just Twitter links. [View all] MicaelS Nov 2022 OP

Don't click. elleng Nov 2022 #1

You usually don't know that's all they are until after you've clicked... W_HAMILTON Nov 2022 #4

You do not need a Twitter account. ItsjustMe Nov 2022 #2

Don't worry; Twitter will be gone soon. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #3

Do you think DU being interconnected to what is going on elsewhere applegrove Nov 2022 #5

+1 Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #28

Me too. I just refuse to link. nt Samrob Nov 2022 #6

Twitter hater #1 here. usonian Nov 2022 #7

What pisses me off is that when you click on the link and even if you don't open it... mitch96 Nov 2022 #18

I've blacklisted twitter. Nothing gets through. hunter Nov 2022 #25

"I'm not sure why twitter irritates me so much" Same here. No Twitt, Face, InstaToc etc mitch96 Nov 2022 #48

I have a bad YouTube habit, mostly technical and scientific sites. hunter Nov 2022 #49

I don't get adverts either but it's the feed on the right side that sometimes gets to me...nt mitch96 Nov 2022 #51

Amen... BlueIdaho Nov 2022 #8

If you get four paragraphs iemanja Nov 2022 #13

Hate paywalls usonian Nov 2022 #21

Hard paywalls are becoming more and more common. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2022 #42

Paywalls usonian Nov 2022 #44

So ignore then. I'm tired of posting police OP's. If the DU owners ban Twitter posts, then fine, but Celerity Nov 2022 #9

This Ferrets are Cool Nov 2022 #15

+1 Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #29

I don't have any problem with copy-and-paste or screen shot twitter posts here on DU. hunter Nov 2022 #52

Right on!! It amazes me that people can't ignore something they don't like. FlyingPiggy Nov 2022 #64

Drumpf is going to war with the republican party. The feeding frenzy has begun Kittycatkat Nov 2022 #10

... LexVegas Nov 2022 #11

There should be a Twitter link section, put it under The DU Lounge. sarcasmo Nov 2022 #12

Yes when POTUS or CDC or Zelenskyy or NYTimes Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #30

Cool, seperate but equal. 48656c6c6f20 Nov 2022 #61

Many here like them OR the content they convey... Ferrets are Cool Nov 2022 #14

I hear ya. Lucky for you that DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #16

Something of the sort came up and the admins chimed in that they are working on new stuff. usonian Nov 2022 #19

Oh, I don't surf this site or the net on my phone, usually... DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #20

Tweets show up on my phone. I think one of my Firefox ad-blockers stops that on the computer. usonian Nov 2022 #22

I may has mis-spoke-- I accidentally hit Twitter links DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #23

Oh, that's it. You have a twitter account. I don't. So we have potential apples and oranges here. usonian Nov 2022 #24

Sure use this. 48656c6c6f20 Nov 2022 #17

LOL live love laugh Nov 2022 #46

Can we have a forum just for complaints about Twitter? Emrys Nov 2022 #26

Authors are starting to migrate off twitter. So there will be more outlets. usonian Nov 2022 #32

Sorry, that's nonsense. It took a decade or so for the networks on Twitter to be built up. Emrys Nov 2022 #36

+1 leftstreet Nov 2022 #53

I'm much happier encountering a tweet link, Ms. Toad Nov 2022 #27

I'm curious what you do when it's an actual news article which has a Twitter link? herding cats Nov 2022 #31

I do not click on them. n/t MicaelS Nov 2022 #56

You can pay for a star account Meowmee Nov 2022 #33

Auto-trash helps The Revolution Nov 2022 #34

I trash them Sugarcoated Nov 2022 #35

If you wish to post links please have the courtesy to cut and paste the relevent content... pecosbob Nov 2022 #37

Just wait it out. $44 billion goes fast on a bender. Kennah Nov 2022 #38

I am not crazy about them either or Twitter in general. chriscan64 Nov 2022 #39

I share your frustration, but good newsn soon we will be able to avoid click bait twitter msfiddlestix Nov 2022 #40

Trash the OP. Or don't read it... Demsrule86 Nov 2022 #41

I cannot link to Twitter half the time and when I do, it seems to take forever to come up... kentuck Nov 2022 #43

Most people post the "tweet" itself instead of a link to it. Hortensis Nov 2022 #45

You can post a Tweet just by copying its URL from the address bar in your browser. Emrys Nov 2022 #47

Agreed BornADemocrat Nov 2022 #50

I filtered out any post that says wordle, maybe you can Emile Nov 2022 #54

I'm grateful to DUers who post notable Tweets so I don't have to go there. nt LAS14 Nov 2022 #55

"Clickbait" brooklynite Nov 2022 #57

Still clickbait. MicaelS Nov 2022 #58

So you're okay reading a Tweet... brooklynite Nov 2022 #59

I only read it because I wanted to see what you posted. MicaelS Nov 2022 #60

As far as I know, anyone can see a posted tweet, with or without an account. brooklynite Nov 2022 #63

Yes, you can view Twitter without account on the web and use some functions of Twitter. However, you Celerity Nov 2022 #66

Every DU OP is hoping for people to click on it, so therefore can be spun as 'clickbait' Celerity Nov 2022 #65

So just hit "Trash this thread" like I'm doing with this one. JHB Nov 2022 #62