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As an example of unintended consequences, viral tweets are often embedded on articles. Editing them via an account takeover or rogue Twitter apps (if not handle
by captn3m0 5y ago
As an example of unintended consequences, viral tweets are often embedded on articles. Editing them via an account takeover or rogue Twitter apps (if not handled correctly) would lead to a lot of crypto ads reaching Buzzfeed.
- sangnoir 5y agoThis will absolutely be a self-own by Twitter: publishers will switch to screenshots rather than risk inadvertently showing Goatse to their audience. Free business idea to HN: create a WordPress plugin that autogenerates Twitter screenshots & includes the alt text for embedding. Perhaps the @picaso_me bot can grow into this niche.
- antifa 5y agoI wish there was an npm library that made an entirely self-contained SVG from a tweet.