Twitter Is Throttling Patreon Links, Creators Say It Undermines Their Livelihood

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Twitter Is Throttling Patreon Links, Creators Say It Undermines Their Livelihood

alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA

TechnologyEnglish • 1 year ago

Twitter Is Throttling Patreon Links, Creators Say It Undermines Their Livelihood – The Markup

Markup readers helped uncover the link delays, which also affect WhatsApp and Messenger

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Does using an URL shortener or similar link redirector avoid the problem?

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