Elon Musk's X Implements 5-Second Delay on Disliked Links
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Elon Musk's social network, X (formerly known as Twitter), is imposing a five-second delay on links redirected to certain sites, including Meta's Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. The delay was also applied to links to the New York Times and Reuters but has since been removed after news outlets reported on the slowdowns. However, links to Bluesky and Substack still seem to be subject to the delay. X's throttling of links to specific domains was first noticed by a user on Hacker News. Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino have not addressed the issue.
- Elon Musk’s X (Formerly Twitter) Is Imposing a 5-Second Delay on Links to Meta Apps, Other Sites; Removes Slowdown for New York Times, Reuters Variety
- Elon Musk's Twitter throttles links to Threads, Blue Sky and New York Times - The Washington Post The Washington Post
- Twitter appears to delay links by five seconds to sites Elon Musk dislikes The Guardian
- X appears to slow load times for links to several news outlets and rival platforms CNN
- X is slowing down links to websites Elon Musk has publicly feuded with Engadget
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