X (Twitter) controversial operation: t.co loads out-of-platform chains such as Threads, with a delay of 5 seconds

CTOnews.com, August 16 (Xinhua) after taking the helm of X (the former Twitter), Musk has made drastic reforms and formulated a lot of controversial policies. According to a number of foreign media reports, Musk adjusted the short link t.co outside the chain service, causing strong dissatisfaction from other platforms.

According to the Washington Post, short links to websites including Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Substack, the New York Times and Bluesky are all restricted. Although X tweets support these external links, users will be delayed by five seconds after clicking, and then start loading the site.

CTOnews.com note: this delay setting was first discovered by Hacker News platform users who click on the "NYTimes.com" or "threads.net" link on the X platform, and the t.co short link will wait 5 seconds before loading the correct website.

The Washington Post believes that the common feature of these platforms with X speed limits is to complain about Elon Musk (Elon Musk) and take a negative attitude towards Musk.