{"id":11209,"date":"2023-08-16T02:37:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T00:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/twitter-appears-to-delay-links-by-five-seconds-to-sites-elon-musk-dislikes\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T02:37:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T00:37:17","slug":"twitter-appears-to-delay-links-by-five-seconds-to-sites-elon-musk-dislikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/twitter-appears-to-delay-links-by-five-seconds-to-sites-elon-musk-dislikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter appears to delay links by five seconds to sites Elon Musk dislikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

When content posted from critical news outlets and competitor apps was clicked, it opened a blank screen, delaying access<\/p>\n

Social media giant Twitter appeared to apply a five-second delay that would slow access to sites \u2013 a process known as throttling \u2013 including to the New York Times, Reuters, Instagram and Blue Sky, another social network, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The sites with slowed links included competitors to Twitter and news publications that have been on Twitter owner Elon Musk\u2019s bad side due to critical reporting. The Washington Post tested the delays and found that if someone clicked a link on Twitter that would send them to another site, the link would open to a blank screen that lasted for a few seconds.<\/p>\n

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\nWhen content posted from critical news outlets and competitor apps was clicked, it opened a blank screen, delaying access
\nSocial media giant Twitter appeared to apply a five-second delay that would slow access to sites \u2013 a process known as throttling \u2013 including to the New York Times, Reuters, Instagram and Blue Sky, another social network, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
\nThe sites with slowed links included competitors to Twitter and news publications that have been on Twitter owner Elon Musk\u2019s bad side due to critical reporting. The Washington Post tested the delays and found that if someone clicked a link on Twitter that would send them to another site, the link would open to a blank screen that lasted for a few seconds. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When content posted from critical news outlets and competitor apps was clicked, it opened a blank screen, delaying access Social media giant Twitter appeared to apply a five-second delay that would slow access to sites \u2013 a process known as throttling \u2013 including to the New York Times, Reuters, Instagram and Blue Sky, another social …<\/p>\n

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