Why do some Twitter links open on DL and others don't?
It's not the only site that behaves this way but it's the most commonly posted.
Doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to it-- video/no video, copying URL from browser versus getting "copy link" URL from Twitter?
I'm pretty tech savvy and I'm at a loss.
Anyone?
(And yes, I've considered it's just a way for Muriel to fuck with us.)
by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 2, 2020 5:45 PM
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By "open" I mean clicking from within the thread, sometimes they will open up in a new window, other times nothing happens.
If you turn off "Show Link Previews" then the links work all the time, but it's a suboptimal experience to keep Link Previews off
by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 1, 2020 12:14 PM
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For me it's the DailyMail links that don't ever open.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 1, 2020 12:23 PM
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Seems to me it also depends on if the person posting them uses desktop Twitter or mobile Twitter.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 1, 2020 12:31 PM
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I have had it work both ways when I have posted from desktop Twitter.
YouTube is similar. Sometimes you see the preview. Other times it is a black screen
by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 1, 2020 2:43 PM
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[quote]YouTube is similar. Sometimes you see the preview. Other times it is a black screen
I notice this a lot in my own posts when I include a link, and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for it.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 1, 2020 2:50 PM
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