Twitter Link Complaints

Users express frustration with Twitter links being unusable due to ads, login requirements, redirects, and ad blockers, often requesting direct links or alternatives like Nitter.

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Sample Comments

wkat4242 • Aug 19, 2024 • View on HN

It's kinda funny that the link proposed here is only ads for Twitter premium, lol

Meph504 • Aug 5, 2024 • View on HN

Twitter is where his link points...

woodrowbarlow • Feb 16, 2018 • View on HN

do you have a non-twitter link? thank you.

jdxcode • Aug 8, 2020 • View on HN

Here is mine: https://twitter.com/jdxcode/status/1268208784972951554?s=20

_aavaa_ • Apr 23, 2024 • View on HN

Thank you! This really should be the link, the twitter link is unusable

the-golden-one • Mar 8, 2022 • View on HN

like this? https://twitter.com/thijsvlierop/status/1501295909275111425?...

naz • Dec 18, 2009 • View on HN

http://search.twitter.com is still up

tel • Jan 27, 2015 • View on HN

Your twitter link is ad blocked. Might be nice to just put a normal link?

JoachimSchipper • Mar 1, 2011 • View on HN

This isn't Twitter, type out your URLs.

rwmj • Jan 30, 2024 • View on HN

This should be the main link. Since nitter went away twitter is unusable.