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Mediaite reports:
Elon Musk confirmed that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X in a revelation that renews criticism that the platform is restricting the visibility of and access to external sources of information.
User Paul Graham, who has nearly two million followers, blasted “Twitter’s biggest flaw” was the “deprioritization of tweets with links in them” in a complaint posted on Sunday.
In reply, Musk suggested a workaround: “Just write a description in the main post and put the link in the reply. This just stops lazy linking.” Musk’s comment aligns with past guidance from X that encourages users to post native content, such as videos and articles, directly to the platform rather than linking to third-party sites.
Read the full article. So much for “free speech.” Again.
Just write a description in the main post and put the link in the reply. This just stops lazy linking.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2024
This stops you leaving my walled propaganda garden. https://t.co/YwROSE9wMl
— Colin Hayhurst (@ColinHayhurst) November 25, 2024
Elon Musk effectively admits that posts with links are throttled. If you’ve been wondering why your posts with links to journalistic articles haven’t been getting nearly the engagement you would expect, this is why. I have less and less reason to be here. pic.twitter.com/JjwgH6raeu
— steven monacelli (@stevanzetti) November 25, 2024
Avoid posting links to external sites, as they limit your potential reach. Instead, prefer to upload your content directly to this platform.
If you still need to include a link, add it in the reply section to ensure your post’s reach isn’t affected. pic.twitter.com/Ns7o8IXvos
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) November 24, 2024