Elon Musk says we're doing links wrong on Twitter/X.Marc Piasecki/Getty ImagesElon Musk says a lot of us are doing it wrong when it comes to posting links on X.He says people should write a description in their main post, followed by the link in a reply.Musk says this will stop "lazy linking." If you have any idea what that even means, please let me know!For anyone who posts links to X, it's been intuitively clear that since Elon Musk took over,…

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Elon Musk acknowledges something that was obvious about the new Twitter: It's no longer a good place for links.

Musk suggested to an X user to write a description of the content in the main post and put the link in a reply.

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Elon Musk reveals how to post links on X to get more priority

The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon defended his policy on hyperlinks as a way to stop ‘lazy linking’, but without explaining what that meant

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Elon Musk confirms that he’s limiting people’s ability to share outside news on X

If you've noticed fewer news stories while scrolling through X, there may be a simple reason: the platform is actively limiting its visibility on your feed. Elon Musk appeared to confirm this on November 24 when he replied to a user on X - the site formerly known as Twitter - who claimed that the platform throttled posts containing links. This would likely result in fewer articles from actual news sources appearing in your feed. Paul Graham, a w…

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Elon Musk Hints X Is Making It Harder For People To Read News

Photo by: Britta Pedersen/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images 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…

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Elon Musk Admits X is Throttling Links — Effectively Limiting People From Reading News

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Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”  —  Elon Musk confirmed that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X in a revelation that renews criticism that the platform …

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Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

If you feel like you're not seeing many news stories while scrolling X, there might be a simple explanation: The site actively keeps them off your feed. Elon Musk seemingly suggested that on Nov. 24, when he replied to another user on his social platform X — the website formerly known as Twitter — who claimed the site throttled the performance of posts with links. This would mean you'd likely see fewer articles from actual news sites.Paul Graham…

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Elon Musk hints that X throttles posts with links

The world’s richest man has finally admitted he’s essentially censoring news articles on X.

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Elon Musk Admits X Is Making It Harder for People to Read News

42 MEPs have asked the European Commission to launch an investigation into the way in which X brings messages to the attention of users. The criticism is mainly focused on the fact that X owner Elon Musk allegedly favours his own messages on the platform, ANP reports.

42 Europarlementariërs hebben de Europese Commissie verzocht een onderzoek te starten naar de wijze waarop X berichten onder de aandacht van gebruikers brengt. De kritiek richt zich met name op het feit dat X-eigenaar Elon Musk zijn eigen berichten zou voortrekken op het platform, meldt ANP.

Elon Musk acknowledges something that was obvious about the new Twitter: It's no longer a good place for links.

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