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Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 05:06 PM Feb 2019

Question about Twiiter on DU

On my Macs and Iphone when someone post a link to a Twitter feed I can read it in the DU thread. On my PC it only shows the Twitter link and I have to click on the link and go to Twitter to read it.
Makes me crazy and I can't figure out how to see the link on the DU thread.
Thanks.

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Question about Twiiter on DU (Original Post) Bonhomme Richard Feb 2019 OP
seems like half the threads on DU are no content link to twitter threads. msongs Feb 2019 #1
What browser are you using? nt ADX Feb 2019 #2
I'm butting in here, pardon... Phentex Feb 2019 #3
Because this has been a problem in the past for certain users on Chrome... ADX Feb 2019 #4
I use Chrome on the laptop... Phentex Feb 2019 #5
Ok, here's what I did when I experienced the same problem before... ADX Feb 2019 #7
I have firefox but I found the problem. Bonhomme Richard Feb 2019 #8
Mozilla Firefox Bonhomme Richard Feb 2019 #6

msongs

(67,405 posts)
1. seems like half the threads on DU are no content link to twitter threads.
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 05:15 PM
Feb 2019

that's a ton of bytes wasted on rumours, gossip, and fake news IMO

Phentex

(16,334 posts)
3. I'm butting in here, pardon...
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 07:20 PM
Feb 2019

Our internet was out for 2 days so I looked at twitter using my phone. It was a whole new experience and it seemed like I saw more conversations. My normal method is using the kindle or sometimes on a laptop. Do each of them have different software or something (as far as the app goes)? Why does the browser matter?

Thanks

 

ADX

(1,622 posts)
4. Because this has been a problem in the past for certain users on Chrome...
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 07:28 PM
Feb 2019

...and if so, I discovered a solution that solved the problem. Before I go digging back over a year's worth of posts/threads though I wanted to make sure it was a Chrome browser...

Phentex

(16,334 posts)
5. I use Chrome on the laptop...
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 07:30 PM
Feb 2019

I guess I just don't know much about how Twitter works. It seems the phone give a much better experience for some reason.

 

ADX

(1,622 posts)
7. Ok, here's what I did when I experienced the same problem before...
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 10:42 AM
Feb 2019

...Go to Chrome's "Settings", go to "Advanced", go to "Privacy and Security", and toggle the "Send a "Do Not Track" request with your browsing traffic" off and back on (or on and back off, depending on your original preference.) I don't know why but it's worked for me and others as well so I hope it works for you, too. Let us know...

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)
8. I have firefox but I found the problem.
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 12:46 PM
Feb 2019

I was set up to block tracking attempts and when some one post a twitter link it was blocked. I turned it off for DU and now I can see the Twitter post.
Thanks

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