Post by Admin/YBB on Jun 30, 2023 5:22:48 GMT -6
Twitter is Now Also "Closed"
Suddenly Twitter has switched from “open"-access to “closed"/member-only access. In my quick tests with an unsigned browser, existing Twitter links elsewhere don’t open anymore, but Twitter images still do (for a while? or, they are processed differently by the local sites).
FWIW, I will stop linking to Twitter stuff (that will just go to login screens).
The list of "closed"/member-only sites is long and growing:
Many news sites are “closed” (NYT, WSJ, Barron’s, FT, etc);
Facebook was "closed";
Among the discussion boards I am familiar with,
Fidelity FIC was always "closed",
and several switched recently from "open"-access to "closed"/member-only access - M*, PB-Armchairinvesting, etc.
Discussion sites that remain open include MFO, PB-YBB (this), PB-Big Bang, etc. (At PB/ProBoards, the option for "open" vs "closed" is by the PB forum operator/administrator).
But sadly, lots of "free" stuff on the web is disappearing.
Edit/Add, 7/25/23. Twitter has rebranded as "X" on 7/24/23. The full change will take time, including what to call tweets now. The logo change occurred for the Twitter web but not for the phone app yet. Elon Musk is obsessed with "X". He used X.com years ago in 1999, and bought rights to it back from PayPal in 2017. Others also use X*** or ***X. Of course, X, XX, XXX are also used for many porn sites, and that is why Musk's partners resisted X-label in the past, but he can do as he pleases now that he owns X/Twitter.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.com
Later Checks. X/Twitter posts do open from unsigned browser, but signup screens are offered aggressively and can be closed/ignored. There was never an issue with posted X/Twitter images.
News, 07/2023 techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/twitter-silently-removes-login-requirement-for-viewing-tweets/
Suddenly Twitter has switched from “open"-access to “closed"/member-only access. In my quick tests with an unsigned browser, existing Twitter links elsewhere don’t open anymore, but Twitter images still do (for a while? or, they are processed differently by the local sites).
FWIW, I will stop linking to Twitter stuff (that will just go to login screens).
The list of "closed"/member-only sites is long and growing:
Many news sites are “closed” (NYT, WSJ, Barron’s, FT, etc);
Facebook was "closed";
Among the discussion boards I am familiar with,
Fidelity FIC was always "closed",
and several switched recently from "open"-access to "closed"/member-only access - M*, PB-Armchairinvesting, etc.
Discussion sites that remain open include MFO, PB-YBB (this), PB-Big Bang, etc. (At PB/ProBoards, the option for "open" vs "closed" is by the PB forum operator/administrator).
But sadly, lots of "free" stuff on the web is disappearing.
Edit/Add, 7/25/23. Twitter has rebranded as "X" on 7/24/23. The full change will take time, including what to call tweets now. The logo change occurred for the Twitter web but not for the phone app yet. Elon Musk is obsessed with "X". He used X.com years ago in 1999, and bought rights to it back from PayPal in 2017. Others also use X*** or ***X. Of course, X, XX, XXX are also used for many porn sites, and that is why Musk's partners resisted X-label in the past, but he can do as he pleases now that he owns X/Twitter.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.com
Later Checks. X/Twitter posts do open from unsigned browser, but signup screens are offered aggressively and can be closed/ignored. There was never an issue with posted X/Twitter images.
News, 07/2023 techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/twitter-silently-removes-login-requirement-for-viewing-tweets/