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Twitter locked behind login page. (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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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[–] zeppo 46 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Now that Twitter has become what it is, I'm somewhat offended that my local government makes announcements on it. Hopefully this will be an impetus for them to stop... although many agencies use Facebook too, and FB and IG have been this way for years.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

Lemmy is exactly what government bodies need. Anyone from other instances can see, vote and comment. They can limit sign up to only employees and their users immediately have an official seal of authenticity. @[email protected] would be so cool.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I think Mastadon might be better for that.

[–] tryagain 1 points 2 years ago

Either, or both. The Fediverse is the way forward for government announcements.

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