Apparently, a social network like X does not promote posts containing links to external websites. While this policy may be frustrating1, there are possible responses to this practice to consider. If someone shares a post with a link to X, you could choose not to open the link2. Encouraging others to adopt a similar stance can be an effective way to voice your opinion and influence the platform’s practices through your engagement, or lack thereof.3

  1. It is! ↩︎

  2. this is what I systematically do. ↩︎

  3. It’s a way of saying: fuck them all! ↩︎