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Bird Lady

(1,815 posts)
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 03:54 PM Apr 2021

Twitter link

Ever since the site was upgraded I have been unable to
have twitter open in the post. All I get is a link. I would like it to go back
to where I don't have to go to twitter to see what is posted. What do I have to do
to repair this?

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Bird Lady

(1,815 posts)
3. maybe if we bring it to someones attention
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 04:04 PM
Apr 2021

Or have others having the same problem, someone will fix it.
Otherwise I will look at no posts that contain a twitter link. I am
not a part of twitter and do not wish to be so.

EarlG

(21,932 posts)
5. What kind of device and browser are you using?
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 04:28 PM
Apr 2021

PC, Mac, Android tablet/phone, Apple tablet/phone, etc.? Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.?

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
13. I have the same/new problem w/ DU on my iPhone: only Twitter links show up.
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 07:30 PM
Apr 2021

I have a Twitter account, but it’s nice to see the embedded Twitter post in DU.

I just got an Amazon tablet and twitter posts show up on that device.

EarlG

(21,932 posts)
11. So unfortunately this isn't really a DU problem per se
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 05:58 PM
Apr 2021

It's to do with your individual device/browser setup and the way it interacts with Twitter's code.

Additional privacy settings, content blockers, or browser plugins/extensions can all cause conflicts which prevent your browser from displaying embedded tweets. Behind-the-scenes browser updates can make this happen without you even doing anything.

The problem then is figuring our what might apply to your particular situation.

Since you haven't made any recent changes to your device or browser, your best bet to start might be to try clearing your browser cache. There are instructions for Mac/Safari here, at the top of the page (there are iPhone instructions too for people having this issue on their phones):

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-clear-cache-on-safari-browser

Be aware that clearing browser data may cause you to be logged out from sites that you are already logged into, which means you'll have to log in again.

Bird Lady

(1,815 posts)
12. Not sure how my computer changed when I changed nothing.
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 06:12 PM
Apr 2021

When it was the site that changed. But OK I'll find a fix or move on.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
6. For me, it won't play a Twitter video without popping me into twitter
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 04:33 PM
Apr 2021

Also, I can no longer copy a link within a tweet from du.

rurallib

(62,373 posts)
7. I had that problem depending on what browser I used
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 04:48 PM
Apr 2021

Using Chrome I had that problem.
Now I open DU only in Safari (Apple's browser) and I do not have that problem.
I have an Apple Mac computer,

Changing browsers is what worked for me.

mentalsolstice

(4,459 posts)
14. Same problem here
Wed Apr 14, 2021, 11:31 AM
Apr 2021

I read DU on my iPad. I have 3 browsers (Safari, Chrome and Brave) and no tweets showing on any of them in the past week. I haven’t changed any settings...it’s definitely DU.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
16. Suddenly, I can once again see tweets in DU posts on my iPhone!
Thu May 6, 2021, 08:05 PM
May 2021

I didn’t change any settings, at least not that I know about.

Hurrah! 😀

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