Elon Musk Confirms X No Longer Penalizes Link Posts
Users and researchers react after clarification emerges in thread with Zuckerberg and Graham.
TLDR
A public X thread began when Nikita Bier told Mark Zuckerberg that links no longer need placement in replies. Paul Graham asked about penalties for link-containing posts. Elon Musk replied that X has not penalized such tweets for over a year. AI researchers and investors expressed surprise, noting prior habits of splitting posts and lingering uncertainty about distribution effects despite the stated policy change.
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Joshua Achiam@jachiam0Wait, for real? This is a huge deal and yet I somehow notice that even with this coming down from on high I still somehow feel nervous that putting a link in OP will get a post nuked. https://twitter.com/nikitabier/status/2082217171506344297
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JW Jeff Weinstein@jeff_weinsteinhttps://giphy.com/explore/and-there-was-much-rejoicing https://twitter.com/nikitabier/status/2082217171506344297
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ND Nick Dobos@NickADobosIs this thing on? https://testflight.apple.com/join/8gxZ5Kaz https://twitter.com/nikitabier/status/2082217171506344297
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AM KM Kanyi Maqubela@km- likes: 0
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