Quick update on Xitter links

As for this community to comply with the latest instance rule, Xitter (X/Twitter) links won't be allowed. (This has been effective since 26-27th depending on your timezone.)

Link to the original post here

To summarize:

  • No X/Twitter links, shortened X/Twitter links or similar allowed. Screenshots from X/Twitter are still allowed but better avoided if possible.

  • Exception: in rare cases, https://xcancel.com/ versions of a link may be allowed, but this will be exclusive to some hard to fact check sources that DO require a link to an X/Twitter post.

No other frontend links or loopholes will be allowed.

Thank you for your time and understanding. Stay private!

75 points · 8 comments · view on lemmy.world

8 Comments

Telorand@reddthat.com · 22 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Appreciate the hard stance and encouraging people to find alternative sources!

shaytan@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 1y (2 replies)

We do have to be strict about this, as this rule comes from the instance and we must comply with that.

Still, avoiding traditional social media in general is a thing I support, so for me this rule is great. And I believe it also aligns with the view of a community who cares about privacy, as X/Twitter does like users data a lot.

A privacy report on X/Twitter here

LWD@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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swizzlestick@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 1y

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/36114134

Given the current political backdrop and recent video of Elon Musk performing clearly identifiable Nazi salutes at the Presidential inauguration, some communities have started banning all links to X/Twitter.

Tramort@programming.dev · 16 pts · 1y

Hooray for boycotting fascist platforms

swizzlestick@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 1y

Great stuff.

The more places that ice out that chucklefuck service the better.

mox@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Why xcancel specifically? It's not the only remaining nitter instance.

https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances

fxomt@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)
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shaytan@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Not a personal preference

In the new instance rule, the only exception allowed has been xcancel

It's outside of our control

fxomt@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
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