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Is there a video you don't need to log in to view?
by llm_trw 2y ago
Is there a video you don't need to log in to view?
- nomilk 2y agoThe fourth one (instagram) doesn't require login. Side note: annoying that twitter/X requires login. I'd have sworn Elon said he was removing that requirement to login to view tweets (I think he discussed it with George Hotz). Found it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkNkSQ42jg4&t=49m30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkNkSQ42jg4&t=49m30s Elon: > This is insane. You shouldn't need a twitter account at all unless you need to write something George: > Why did you put the pop up back? Elon: > We should not be prohibiting read-only scroll So there seems to be agreement that twitter shouldn't require an account to read (view) posts. The Twitter Space is from 23 Dec 2022 so perhaps things changed since.
- krick 2y agoMusk's promises never age well, but, really, this particular dialog should be a meme.
- llm_trw 2y agoInstagram requires login. Twitter does not.
- nomilk 2y agoI'd have sworn I was unable to view tweets recently without logging in. But maybe I was wrong. Instagram lets me view the video without login (I have to click the 'X' in the top-right of annoying popup, but I can watch it without logging in).
- andrewflnr 2y agoIt's not just you, they've been inconsistent about letting you see tweets.
- dylan604 2y agoI just closed the login prompt for the insta link, and watched the video. So it does prompt one to login, but it definitely isn't required to watch the video from that link
- numpad0 2y agoTwitter started requiring login post acquisition. Never did before.
- hrldcpr 2y agofor the record I was able to watch without logging in, on Firefox Linux
- mgerdts 2y agohttps://mastodon.social/@BNONews/113840549980938951 https://mastodon.social/@BNONews/113840549980938951