Twitter and Ubuntu Touch

dln949 · 8 Jul 2023, 03:52

(Not sure which category this post should be in.)

As I'm sure we've all heard recently, Twitter is restricting access to itself. So, if I"m reading an article on my Ubuntu 22.04 desktop computer that includes a link to a Twitter post, if I click on that link to read what the Twitter post says now I cannot access it.

Strangely I've noticed that using my Ubuntu Touch device I still can successfully tap on such links and read the Twitter post.

What is different about Ubuntu Touch that this continues to work when it won't work on a desktop Ubuntu computer or a standard android device, etc.? Just looking to understand.

MrT10001 · 8 Jul 2023, 04:23

@dln949 On your Ubuntu PC are you using a browser to access Twitter?

dln949 · 8 Jul 2023, 04:29

@MrT10001 yes

MrT10001 · 8 Jul 2023, 04:50

@dln949 Strange, you should be able to access through FireFox, Chrome, Chromium etc... That "should" rule out a security issue. Is your Ubuntu 22.04 all updated?

dln949 · 8 Jul 2023, 05:45

@MrT10001 It is updated.

I just now saw this article and did some testing, and all works now. It must have been working on Ubuntu Touch because I tried accessing a tweet using Ubuntu Touch after Twitter made this change, but before I knew they made this change.

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Keneda · 8 Jul 2023, 15:52

@dln949
Yeah, it's hard to follow every musk fantasy...