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Twitter locked behind login page. (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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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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[–] CaptainApathetic 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The only reason I use it is that not enough prominent people are on Mastodon and for me it's only good for being a quick way of seeing what's going on in media and politics.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's the only reason I've used it for in the past. Following news agencies and NGOs.

Now it works the same way with mastodon.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 2 points 1 year ago

I wonder how many of those people are going to switch now that non-logged-in people can't even see their posts.

[–] Tallero 2 points 1 year ago

Downside is that it seems post elon twitter is far more far right infested, twitter algo pushes those agendas even when one constantly tries to block and press not interested on tweets and accounts.