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Twitter has become so annoying. I can't even see what @ghost is without signing in.

by ng12 5y ago

riffic 5y ago
Twitter's had a login wall for a few weeks now. The company is pretty user-hostile. edit: There were some threads on this in the past that are worth checking out. Public service announcements like fire notifications are pushed out by public agencies through these services and they can't go to the intended audience when put behind the wall. Public sector really needs to be compelled to adopt interoperable and freely consumable protocols. https://www.google.com/search?q=twitter+login+wall+site:news.ycombinator.com https://www.google.com/search?q=twitter+login+wall+site:news...
- fumar 5y ago
  It can’t monetize as effectively without users logged in.
- rileymat2 5y ago
  Instagram/facebook have locked up public intended content behind login as well.
  - mcphage 5y ago
    Pinterest as well, for years.
rileymat2 5y ago
I understand why, but a lot of social media has gone this direction. It feels like a bit of a bait and switch over time. The deal was we give them free content for eyeballs to serve ads and they give us a platform for exposure. Requiring login as well is a long trend I don’t like.
quickthrower2 5y ago
Ironically I couldn’t see Amy’s tweet when signed in I had to sign out! “ You’re unable to view this Tweet because this account owner limits who can view their Tweets. ” Limited to friends and completely anonymous people I guess!
- claviska 5y ago
  I respectfully asked a question about something she blogged about years ago and she blocked me. It was rather bizarre. Perhaps you met a similar fate at one time.
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
- ahoyhere 5y ago
  You must be blocked… either for a reason, or part of a block list or I blocked you accidentally when blocking ads which has happened a few times. What’s your username?
  - quickthrower2 5y ago
    Ok thanks for the reply. I’ll send you a message some other way with the account.
    - amyhoy 5y ago
      You can email me at team@stackingthebricks.com To anyone else reading: that’s a shared inbox, behave.
- kragen 5y ago
  Yeah, she has me blocked too, because I called her out about some racist stuff she posted against Chinese people. I guess she's kind of an asshole. (I'm speaking here as a recognized expert in the field.)
  - amyhoy 5y ago
    Here’s the tweet you claim is racist — I know bc it’s the only time anyone has called me racist. I complained that Etsy w searches were dominated by mass produced goods from China. Not a slur on Chinese craft or people, but dismay at the amount of AliExpress-type items. https://twitter.com/amyhoy/status/407618941742510081?s=21 https://twitter.com/amyhoy/status/407618941742510081?s=21
jhot 5y ago
I use the Privacy Redirect [1] extension to redirect Twitter to nitter [2] which is a much better experience for someone without an account. 1 https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect 2 https://nitter.net/ https://nitter.net/

Twitter has become so annoying. I can't even see what @ghost is without signing in.

by ng12 5y ago

Twitter has become so annoying. I can't even see what @ghost is without signing in.

Twitter's had a login wall for a few weeks now. The company is pretty user-hostile. edit: There were some threads on this in the past that are worth checking out. Public service announcements like fire notifications are pushed out by public agencies through these services and they can't go to the intended audience when put behind the wall. Public sector really needs to be compelled to adopt interoperable and freely consumable protocols. https://www.google.com/search?q=twitter+login+wall+site:news.ycombinator.com https://www.google.com/search?q=twitter+login+wall+site:news...

fumar 5y ago
It can’t monetize as effectively without users logged in.
rileymat2 5y ago
Instagram/facebook have locked up public intended content behind login as well.
- mcphage 5y ago
  Pinterest as well, for years.

rileymat2 5y ago

I understand why, but a lot of social media has gone this direction. It feels like a bit of a bait and switch over time. The deal was we give them free content for eyeballs to serve ads and they give us a platform for exposure. Requiring login as well is a long trend I don’t like.

quickthrower2 5y ago

Ironically I couldn’t see Amy’s tweet when signed in I had to sign out! “ You’re unable to view this Tweet because this account owner limits who can view their Tweets. ” Limited to friends and completely anonymous people I guess!

claviska 5y ago
I respectfully asked a question about something she blogged about years ago and she blocked me. It was rather bizarre. Perhaps you met a similar fate at one time.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
ahoyhere 5y ago
You must be blocked… either for a reason, or part of a block list or I blocked you accidentally when blocking ads which has happened a few times. What’s your username?
- quickthrower2 5y ago
  Ok thanks for the reply. I’ll send you a message some other way with the account.
  - amyhoy 5y ago
    You can email me at team@stackingthebricks.com To anyone else reading: that’s a shared inbox, behave.
kragen 5y ago
Yeah, she has me blocked too, because I called her out about some racist stuff she posted against Chinese people. I guess she's kind of an asshole. (I'm speaking here as a recognized expert in the field.)
- amyhoy 5y ago
  Here’s the tweet you claim is racist — I know bc it’s the only time anyone has called me racist. I complained that Etsy w searches were dominated by mass produced goods from China. Not a slur on Chinese craft or people, but dismay at the amount of AliExpress-type items. https://twitter.com/amyhoy/status/407618941742510081?s=21 https://twitter.com/amyhoy/status/407618941742510081?s=21

jhot 5y ago

I use the Privacy Redirect [1] extension to redirect Twitter to nitter [2] which is a much better experience for someone without an account. 1 https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect 2 https://nitter.net/ https://nitter.net/