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So today I clicked a twitter link because companies like to use it for official announcements, only to be greeted with a login page. Was annoyed then I remembered nitter exists. It just prompted me to install Privacy Redirect which I should have done ages ago.

Github: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect

Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-redirect/pmcmeagblkinmogikoikkdjiligflglb/related

Firefox Browser Add-ons: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/

Looks like twitter waited for the reddit API changes to do push this change to try to do it under the radar.

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So are all social media companies racing to the bottom?

[–] Matharl@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Maybe users will stop posting link to this site now that a lot of people can’t see it.

I see this as a plus.

[–] melonpunk@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Willer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is there a way to control the image size?

[–] melonpunk@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good question, I have no idea. I wasn't even sure this was going to post. I just pasted the images in from the clipboard.

[–] Willer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is the suggestion here that Twitter now requires a login to even view a tweet?

[–] Ech@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not a suggestion. It's what they're doing right now.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

My statement is use of speech clarifying what @rooster_butt@lemm.ee is communicating, and its been confirmed as "yes".