{"id":33363,"date":"2023-08-22T04:26:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T04:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/22\/x-reportedly-tests-removing-headlines-from-links-to-news-articles\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T04:26:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T04:26:59","slug":"x-reportedly-tests-removing-headlines-from-links-to-news-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/22\/x-reportedly-tests-removing-headlines-from-links-to-news-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"X reportedly tests removing headlines from links to news articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/08\/21\/elon-musk-plans-remove-headlines-news-articles-link-shared-on-x-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report from <em>Fortune<\/em><\/a> claims that X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has tested stripping headlines from articles shared on the site<em>. <\/em>Posts<em> <\/em>would only include the lead image and the URL, unless the person or publisher posting the link adds their own text, per materials the outlet viewed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">The image would still serve as a link to the article, but there&#8217;s no word on a timetable to roll it out or confirmation that it will ship at all. \u201cIt\u2019s something Elon wants,\u201d a source is quoted as saying, \u201cThey were running it by advertisers, who didn\u2019t like it, but it\u2019s happening.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">Explanations for the change include reducing the height of individual posts so users\u2019 timelines display more content, and that owner Elon Musk apparently \u201cbelieves the change will help curb clickbait.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph mb-20 font-fkroman text-18 leading-160 -tracking-1 selection:bg-franklin-20 dark:text-white dark:selection:bg-blurple [&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&amp;_a:hover]:shadow-highlight-blurple [&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&amp;_a]:shadow-underline-white\">X did not immediately respond to a request for comment beyond an automated response from its press contact address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/8\/22\/23841012\/x-twitter-remove-headlines-news-elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report from Fortune claims that X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has tested stripping headlines from articles shared on the site. 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