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Talitha

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30. Me too - sometimes I can see it, sometimes it's just a link (I don't click them).

Reply to rurallib (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 2, 2022, 12:36 PM

Aug 2022

The really annoying ones are video tweets. They're ok when I can 1) see the tweet here in DU and 2) it plays here in DU.

But sometimes clicking the 'play' arrow (here in DU) opens in someone's Twitter page. No idea why this happens.

EDIT: I have a Twitter account but never post in there. I just follow a handful of interesting people.

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Checking: Can you see Twitter posts on DU automatically? [View all] MineralMan Aug 2022 OP

about 80% of the time yes; 20% no. rurallib Aug 2022 #1

same here. niyad Aug 2022 #3

Same... Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #6

Close to my number, too. Brother Buzz Aug 2022 #7

Yep, it's hit-or-miss here, too. GoCubsGo Aug 2022 #10

same here. FoxNewsSucks Aug 2022 #15

Sometimes, not nearly 80% ... and that's with script blocker off. nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2022 #21

Me too - sometimes I can see it, sometimes it's just a link (I don't click them). Talitha Aug 2022 #30

Sometimes dweller Aug 2022 #2

I can see the OPs content, Lars39 Aug 2022 #4

If you create a twitter account, those posts will appear automatically. FSogol Aug 2022 #5

That's what I did in order to see their content. That worked for a while Backseat Driver Aug 2022 #13

I don't think so. I have an iPhone and... Whiskeytide Aug 2022 #27

The ability to see embedded tweets comes and goes EYESORE 9001 Aug 2022 #8

I usually post the message in if it is text, but usually twits are in video format. FSogol Aug 2022 #17

A short sentence about what the video is about will tell those of us Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #20

Agreed. Talitha Aug 2022 #31

I can see them about half the time. viva la Aug 2022 #9

I recognize that those Twitter links don't always work MineralMan Aug 2022 #11

No (And Has Never Been Visible) wyn borkins Aug 2022 #12

Varies a lot 4dog Aug 2022 #14

I had adblocking on IbogaProject Aug 2022 #16

I can see the Twitter posts, but they're slow to display. area51 Aug 2022 #18

I deliberately blacklisted twitter because it annoys me. hunter Aug 2022 #19

Well you just blew my mind Sympthsical Aug 2022 #24

I can on my laptop (Firefox) and Kindle (Chrome-based), not on my iPhone (neither Safari or FF) 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2022 #22

Yes, I see them even though I'm not signed up for Twitter. Elessar Zappa Aug 2022 #23

I can see them for a few weeks, then I can't see them for a few weeks. Midnight Writer Aug 2022 #25

i've never had a problem seeing the twitter links or what is posted from twitter orleans Aug 2022 #26

Sometimes they are displayed and sometimes I have to click the link. The poll doesn't allow for that LAS14 Aug 2022 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author LAS14 Aug 2022 #29