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X is slowing down links to websites Elon Musk has publicly feuded with | Engadget
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Why are people still using this dumpster fire?
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023
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The big companies and official government accounts refuse to move, and the only real alternative is Facebook, which comes with its own set of issues. Plus, users in foreign countries like Asia aren't involved in US politics and debate and haven't noticed any real changes except that big, stupid X.
It's mostly political content that's filled with right wing trolls and paid nation state bot runners. If you're in more obscure communities that Russia / China / Right wing corpos aren't interested in, it's just business as usual.
Because they have the hubris of Icarus.
Careful, Icarus.
How can Twittex slow down external links? Someone explain?
I'm not sure but I saw something about t.co , which sounds like an URL shortener. I think I read that they added a 5 secs delay for some sites.
That explains it.
X shortlinks are embedded in posts, and have a sleep timer before they redirect.
More or less, anyway.
It's called free speech, no fast speech /s