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31. I'm curious what you do when it's an actual news article which has a Twitter link?

Wed Nov 16, 2022, 01:16 AM

Nov 2022

Many real news sources, both local, national and international link to a tweet. It's a standard in the industry. Many outlets require their reporters to have accounts.

Not being snarky, I'm just curious how you react when NBC, CBS, ABC, etc. have Twitter links in them?

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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