r/technology Feb 17 '25

Social Media X is blocking links to Signal

https://www.theverge.com/news/613997/x-blocks-signal-me-links-errors
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u/oldcreaker Feb 17 '25

Why are people using X? It's like millions of people who complain the National Enquirer is an awful piece of trash - but continue to buy and read it every single day. Just stop.

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u/JasonG784 Feb 17 '25

You have to use it so you can then stop using it and come to reddit to post about how you stopped. That way everyone knows you're a good person. Duh.

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u/joesii Feb 17 '25

To communicate with popular people. Seems like the only reason the platform exists is for famous people to convey messages to the public.

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u/Outlulz Feb 18 '25

More important than celebrities: there's still a lot of news outlets and municipal agencies that have not migrated to any other platform yet.

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u/DominoTheSorcerer Feb 18 '25

Artists I follow only use it.

That's literally it they all just refuse to move because bigger number ig

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u/panickedthumb Feb 18 '25

There are better platforms but the people I’ve engaged with for years aren’t on them.

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u/tacocookietime Feb 18 '25

That's a genetic logical fallacy.

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u/HammerSmashedHeretic Feb 17 '25

Professional victims