this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2023
231 points (99.1% liked)

Technology

69658 readers
2744 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
technopagan@lemmy.world
L4s@lemmy.world
L3s@hackingne.ws
L4s@hackingne.ws
231
Twitter locked behind login page. (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by rooster_butt@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
113 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

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.

(page 2) 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] SJ_Zero@lemmy.fbxl.net 3 points 2 years ago

Especially once you are mostly on alternative sites, privacy redirect is top tier.

[–] abaixodecao@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I could have sworn I read that the project was on hold, and it was advisable to use LibRedirect instead.

[–] danhasnolife@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The enshittification continues. Cannot believe they are taking a page out of Pinterest, of all places.

[–] bulbyvr 1 points 2 years ago

I was trying to find this specific tweet (https://twitter.com/KrisJelbring/status/453559871028613121) on nitter because of the login page but the KrisJelbring isn't on any instance? I don't really understand LOL

[–] meiti@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

time to delete my already dead accounts

[–] KrapKake@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Reddit... And now Twitter can go right into the garbage. Not using the stupid official app and I am not making a Twitter account. Nope.

[–] ElectricCattleman@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Designed to be hostile to the user.

[–] MightyWeaksauce@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I noticed this too when I posted a Twitter link. Not a fan and I'll probably find a work around rather than just posting Twitter links anymore 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] hup@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Nah, logged out access is back, they are just running a half billion user website with a skeleton crew over there lol.

load more comments
view more: ‹ prev next ›