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SleeplessinSoCal

(8,992 posts)
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 02:55 PM Jun 2020

Twitter links stopped opening for some reason.

Anybody know why? There are so many more posts lately that are just links to a tweet. They used to open if you gave it a few seconds. Now you have to go to Twitter. I'm assuming Twitter did something because there are now rabbit holes everywhere.

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Twitter links stopped opening for some reason. (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2020 OP
maybe it's your lucky day? nt msongs Jun 2020 #1
my curiosity gets the better of me. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2020 #7
Don't know why but KT2000 Jun 2020 #2
I don't have a bird on my android. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2020 #6
I use a Chromebook and the same thing happens DonaldsRump Jun 2020 #3
I've seen this elsewhere ramblin_dave Jun 2020 #4
I've been using Firefox. I'll try Chrome... SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2020 #5
mine were working up until a few weeks ago OriginalGeek Jul 2020 #8
that's what I plan to do. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2020 #9
I'm using chrome already OriginalGeek Jul 2020 #10
I wondered if DU has a setting issue. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2020 #11
Oh I'm sure it's something stupid I did lol OriginalGeek Jul 2020 #12
Tonight an image posted as a message didn't open from firefox. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2020 #13
Now I can't login again via firefox SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2020 #14
At least 4 times trying, rebooting, checking cookies... SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2020 #15
Maybe I need a new thread. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2020 #16

ramblin_dave

(1,546 posts)
4. I've seen this elsewhere
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 03:01 PM
Jun 2020

I use Google Chrome. So far no problem on DU but other web sites have problems with twitter.

Try opening DU in an Incognito Window, or whatever your browser has for that, then see if you still have the problem.

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,992 posts)
5. I've been using Firefox. I'll try Chrome...
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 08:50 PM
Jun 2020

Chrome opens it automatically. Firefox doesn't. I'll try fiddling...

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
8. mine were working up until a few weeks ago
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 02:06 PM
Jul 2020

And now I just don't read posts that are nothing but a link to twitter.
Because I can't.

There area few kind people who take the extra step of copying and pasting the tweet text into the DU post but they are few and far between.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
10. I'm using chrome already
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 06:08 PM
Jul 2020

and I don't feel like downloading and setting up a new browser with bookmarks and favorites and passwords and whatnot nor do I feel like keeping another browser on hand just to read DU.

Oh well. I thank the posters who include tweet text in their posts.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
12. Oh I'm sure it's something stupid I did lol
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 11:24 AM
Jul 2020

I just figure it will eventually come out in the wash when I either upgrade my stuff or DU upgrades theirs.

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,992 posts)
14. Now I can't login again via firefox
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 12:49 AM
Jul 2020


Cookies ARE enabled. But I'm posting this on Chrome because I can't login. FIREFOX is my preferred mode. Maybe not much longer though...

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,992 posts)
15. At least 4 times trying, rebooting, checking cookies...
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 12:52 AM
Jul 2020

And I couldn't log in until trying several times from chrome.

This is a minor problem in the scheme of things. But still...

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,992 posts)
16. Maybe I need a new thread.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 12:53 PM
Jul 2020

Discovered just now that while on Firefox I was logged in went to reply to a post and got the login prompt followed by the enable cookies prompt, which are enabled.

So, anybody? HELP from Chrome where I cannot easily read the font.

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