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Halloween is right around the corner, and with interest in Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship dominating social media in recent weeks, the couple is destined to be a popular couples costume choice this year. Luckily, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end offered up an idea on how to dress like him for the spooky […]
Nicky Jam says he’s retiring “soon.” At least that’s what the reggaetón star wrote on social media on Tuesday (Oct. 17). “Mi gente, I’m retiring soon but this is my legacy, motivation and self-improvement … coming soon, my last global tour and my last album, love you all.” The announcement is accompanied by footage […]
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Elon Musk continues to give people all the reasons to take their business and mess to Threads or any other social platform.
X, formerly known as Twitter, continues its quick descent into social media platform obscurity thanks primarily to Elon Musk’s dumb a** decisions.
Delivering on a promise, X is no longer showing headlines from articles when shared on the platform. The reasoning, of course, is as stupid as ever. Musk believes it will “enhance the esthetics” on the platform he boneheadedly renamed to X.
“This is coming from me directly. Will greatly improve the esthetics,” Musk said on his personal X account back in August.
The decision to remove headlines could also result from Musk’s disdain for links driving people from the service while revealing that his platform’s content algorithm deprioritizes links.
Musk was not shy in sharing that information in response to a user who shared data revealing the drastic decline in referrals from X and Facebook to websites that deliver news over the last two years.
“Our algorithm tries to optimize time spent on X, so links don’t get as much attention, because there is less time spent if people click away.” Musk said, adding, “Best thing is to post content in long form on this platform.”
WHAT?
X Users Point Out How Dumb This Latest Change Is
As you can imagine, no one wants to read an entire news story in an X post, and this will also not help Musk and his X platform beat those allegations of aiding in the spread of misinformation.
“Along with pushing misinformation, removing the headline posts from articles makes it seem like someone is just making a caption with a photo and not an actual link to a story, which will cause less engagement for certain journalists/news orgs,” one X user wrote.
Matt Eason pointed out on the doomed platform that removing headlines from link previews has “completely broken” accessibility to the stories and could further deter users from clicking on the stories.
We’re just going to continue to pour one out for our former favorite social media platform cause the casket continues to lower into the ground.
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TikTok is testing an ad-free subscription plan, the company has confirmed to Billboard. The new tier, first reported by Android Authority after the site uncovered code in the latest version of the TikTok app, is being tried out in a single non-English-speaking market outside the United States, according to the company. TikTok shot down Android […]
Birthday messages are in order for the members of Paramore! The trio — which consists of lead singer Hayley Williams, drummer Zac Farro and guitarist Taylor York — celebrated the 14th anniversary of its third studio album, Brand New Eyes on Friday (Sept. 29) with a dash of shade directed to two of the band’s […]
Practice makes perfect! Fans who have had the chance to see Beyoncé during the Renaissance World Tour know that Blue Ivy Carter joined her super star mother in dance for “My Power” night after night. And now, the BeyHive is honoring how much she has grown in both confidence and skill onstage. On Tuesday, TikTok […]
Move over, mayochup! There is a wackier, trendier condiment combo in town, and it’s all thanks to Taylor Swift. Over the weekend, the “Anti-Hero” singer made waves when she attended the Kansas City Chiefs’ football game in light of her rumored romance with tight end Travis Kelce, and her choice of condiments for her game […]
Missy Elliott‘s opening verse on “Lose Control” has taken on a brand-new meaning for Ciara. The 37-year-old R&B star, who features on the 2005 hit, took to TikTok on Wednesday to do a little seated dance while showing off her baby bump. In the video, a pregnant and bare-faced Ciara sips from a cup while […]
Rihanna knows a good mom when she sees one! 90 Day Fiancé star Yara Zaya revealed that she once got a sweet DM from the “Where Have You Been” singer with regards to her parenting skills. “I realized it, I was jumping and I couldn’t breathe, ‘Oh my gosh!’” Zaya recalled in an interview with […]
Megan Thee Stallion is proof that dreams do come true. The rapper, who has been vocal about her life-long love for Beyoncé, took the stage with the singer to perform their “Savage (Remix)” track during the Renaissance Tour stops in their native Houston, and shared how it all went down — as well as all […]
