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Twitter reverses policy to bar hyperlinks from various other platforms

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 19 Dec 2022 14:19
2 Min Read

Twitter has reversed policy made 24 hours ago following lots of criticism.

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  • Twitter reverses controversial policy and deletes Tweets pertaining to its announcement altogether (Reuters)
    Twitter reverses controversial policy and deletes Tweets pertaining to its announcement altogether (Reuters)

Twitter reversed a contentious new policy that prohibited hyperlinks to various other social networking sites on Sunday evening, less than 24 hours after it was introduced.

Twitter announced on Sunday it was banning users from posting links to their accounts on other social media platforms, the latest move by the company and its controversial owner Elon Musk.  

"At both the Tweet level and the account level, we will remove any free promotion of prohibited 3rd-party social media platforms, such as linking out (i.e. using URLs) to any of the below platforms on Twitter, or providing your handle without a URL," Twitter said in a statement on its website.  

Following an outpouring of criticism, Twitter removed the blog post that detailed which competing sites users would be barred from tweeting links to, including Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, and Truth Social.

According to CNN, Twitter also removed a tweet thread from its @TwitterSupport account earlier in the day that outlined the policy.

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By midnight, over 2.5 million people participated in the poll, with more than 57% being in favor of Musk’s resignation.

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In response to the early results, Musk said in another tweet "As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it."

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