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Re:Twitter preconnects to the wrong domains by Macha on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @09:22AM (#24907122)
This has been my experience on mobile twitter for years, and in the last year on the desktop one as well. I thought it was a passive aggressive push for users to log in or install the official apps.
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Re:Twitter preconnects to the wrong domains by marcosdumay on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @09:38AM (#24907275)
I have just gave up on clicking on any Twitter link. I guesses a log in was required now.
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Re:Twitter preconnects to the wrong domains by thespoonbends on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @09:24AM (#24907148)
+1. I figured it was anti-abuse.
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