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0 pointstimeon1y ago0 comments

Nor really. It used to work for all people with browser now it is only for logged-in.

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That must have been a very long time ago.

~October 27, 2022. So yeah, about 2 years ago.

I have to admit, I have a loose understanding of what's going on with twitter or even how to use it. But my personal Mandela effect is that it didn't work right if you weren't logged in for a lot longer than that.

I'm probably mis-remembering.

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brabel1y ago

That was already the case before Musk bought it.

vehemenz1y ago

Wrong. I don't understand why people attempt to make corrections like this.

Anyone could browse Twitter anonymously, since the beginning.

ZeroGravitas1y ago

There was briefly a log-in nag popup that would appear on scroll.

That disappeared and Musk got lots of praise for it, probably entirely unwarrented but it was basically the only thing that improved post-Musk. Then it came back with a vengeance.

brabel1y ago

Mate, you're wrong, as many others have said.

Here's proof right here on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33769715

Funny that people also found ways to criticize Musk back then for doing that :D.

Do you understand now why we make corrections to patently wrong statements like yours?

jkaplowitz1y ago

No, it was much more possible to consume without being logged in than it is now, though sometimes tricks like closing a login popup were needed.

AlexandrB1y ago

What? No it wasn't! You used to be able to view entire Twitter threads without being logged in. It was also possible to go to someone's account page and see their posts in reverse chronological order. The latter went away shortly after Musk took over. The former took a little longer, but is now gone as well. In many cases you can't even view a single tweet without the site trying to get you to log in.

brabel1y ago

I clearly remember it wasn't, they would pop up with a login page as soon as you scrolled down.

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ailun1y ago

No, it wasn't.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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recursive1y ago

That must have been a very long time ago.

AlexandrB1y ago

~October 27, 2022. So yeah, about 2 years ago.

recursive1y ago

I'm probably mis-remembering.

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brabel1y ago

That was already the case before Musk bought it.

vehemenz1y ago

Wrong. I don't understand why people attempt to make corrections like this.

Anyone could browse Twitter anonymously, since the beginning.

ZeroGravitas1y ago

There was briefly a log-in nag popup that would appear on scroll.

That disappeared and Musk got lots of praise for it, probably entirely unwarrented but it was basically the only thing that improved post-Musk. Then it came back with a vengeance.

brabel1y ago

Mate, you're wrong, as many others have said.

Here's proof right here on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33769715

Funny that people also found ways to criticize Musk back then for doing that :D.

Do you understand now why we make corrections to patently wrong statements like yours?

jkaplowitz1y ago

No, it was much more possible to consume without being logged in than it is now, though sometimes tricks like closing a login popup were needed.

AlexandrB1y ago

brabel1y ago

I clearly remember it wasn't, they would pop up with a login page as soon as you scrolled down.

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ailun1y ago

No, it wasn't.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse