X loads tweet links in a webview without a tap, user says
Original title: Tell HN: X is opening any tweet link in a webview whether you press it or not
A site owner says X referrals rose from people who only opened a tweet and never clicked the link.
A Hacker News poster says the X app again opens any link inside a tweet in a webview even when the user does not press it. The poster says traffic from X jumped among people who only viewed a full tweet. The same behavior was reported by the poster about a year earlier. X has not commented in the thread.
Unconfirmed: The claim comes from one site owner and is not confirmed by X.
- The poster says this resumed about one year after an earlier report.
- Traffic is attributed to viewers who never pressed the in-tweet link.
- The thread cites a prior Hacker News item and has one comment.
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