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EarlG

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7. Nothing has changed as of yet

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #6)

Fri May 17, 2024, 03:24 PM

May 2024

Embeds with twitter.com URLs still work just as they used to. Embeds with x.com do not work. That may change soon, but it hasn’t changed yet.

FWIW, in our code, simply replacing twitter.com with x.com for embeds does not work. It appears that embedding x.com URLs may come down to purchasing access to their API, which we’re certainly not going to do.

If they remove the twitter.com URL altogether, and if x.com embedding is dependent on access to their API, there will be no more embedded tweets on DU. At the moment though, things seem to be working as they have been all along.

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EarlG, would it be possible to change DU's software so both x.com and twitter.com posts appear? Elon Musk has [View all] highplainsdem May 2024 OP

Let the bird die in peace. Voltaire2 May 2024 #1

Twitter still has value. See my recent posts sourced from Twitter, one of which got nearly 300 recs. highplainsdem May 2024 #4

If you change the "x" in the URL back to "twitter" after you paste it, the tweet will still appear 50 Shades Of Blue May 2024 #2

Yes, I know. If you see the post I linked to, I posted the link both ways. But it would be nice if the x.com highplainsdem May 2024 #3

We haven't actually seen confirmation that this is really happening yet EarlG May 2024 #5

The thread I linked to in the OP is that confirmation. The new x.com Twitter link is only a link there. I had to highplainsdem May 2024 #6

Nothing has changed as of yet EarlG May 2024 #7

Thanks for explaining! I hadn't realized they might be doing this to try to force you to buy access to highplainsdem May 2024 #8