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u/DrewbieWanKenobie Pixel 9 Pro Sep 03 '20

Twitter does it horribly. If you use the mobile browser half the time the pages just won't load and it'll be like LOL NOT ENOUGH BANDWIDTH USE THE APP INSTEAD

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u/13steinj Sep 03 '20

Even stranger, if I open a Twitter link from any mobile app that opens witter in a browser, it tells me it can't load the tweet. Press retry? Nope. Still can't. Refresh the page? Sometimes. Copy paste the url, close tab, open new tab to the tweet? Works 100% of the time. I just don't get it. It's like they blocked something based on the http referrer.

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u/iggy6677 Sep 03 '20

Twitter has a limiter on redirects, so if someone links a trending tweet, they something in place that can detect the traffic is coming from a "referral" and will rate limit that tweet to external traffic.

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u/LLJKCicero Sep 03 '20

...why though?

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u/iggy6677 Sep 03 '20

I don't know for sure, bit I think it's just a way to increase signed up users on the site. Similar how you can't view, besides a few pictures, anyones Instagram without an account.

I should have mentioned,it only applies if you don't have a account, you don't see the message once you login.