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X, the Elon Musk-owned platform formerly known as Twitter, is marking some links to news organization NPR's website as "unsafe" when users click through

X, the Elon Musk-owned platform formerly known as Twitter, is marking some links to news organization NPR’s website as “unsafe” when users click through to read the latest story about an altercation between a Trump campaign staffer and an Arlington National Cemetery employee. The warning being displayed is typically applied to malicious links, like those containing malware, and other types of misleading content or spam. However, in this case, the web page being blocked is an NPR news report, raising questions about whether or not Musk’s X is actively trying to stop the news story from spreading.

  • ripcord@lemmy.world
    23·
    4 months ago

    I keep hearing “it is the only way for me to get critical weather updates in my area!” which at least would be better than being addicted to memes, but still seems to me like a shitty or bogus and/or ssuper rare reason.

      • ripcord@lemmy.world
        6·
        4 months ago

        Trying to be charitable, I’m guessing for some countries there aren’t a lot of good sources. Maybe?

        Definitely in the US and Europe there are a billion sources.

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
      9·
      4 months ago

      I’ve never had a Twitter account in my life and have had no issues finding weather forecasts or emergency notifications. That’s a shitty excuse even by the shitty excuse standard.

    • revelrous@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      4 months ago

      I’ve deleted my account, but for twitter was nice for a run to get notifications on local road closures and weather alerts. Sigh.

    • XtallllEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      Armature Porn Twitter’s new lack of moderation and large userbase makes for a perfect storm.