'A sign of weakness': Outrage after Twitter bans users from promoting other social media platforms
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: From mass layoffs to exposing the high level execs, Elon Musk has been hard at work. In a recent development, Twitter Support has clarified that it will not let users promote their accounts on other major platforms, essentially banning "free promotion," for platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Donald Trump's Truth Social, Nostr, and more. Moreover, third-party link aggregators like linktr.ee and lnk.bio were also banned. For users who will try to bend the rules by spelling out 'dot' and sharing screenshots of their handles on prohibited platforms will be removed.
The blue bird has announced yet another major chance ever since the billionaire tech mogul took over.Twitter Support wrote in a tweet, "We recognize that many of our users are active on other social media platforms. However, we will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter." Another tweet followed in the thread, "Specifically, we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links or usernames for the following platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post." The thread continued, "We still allow cross-posting content from any social media platform. Posting links or usernames to social media platforms not listed above are also not in violation of this policy."
