X (Twitter) to not display text with links anymore

California: X, formerly known as Twitter, has suddenly made a strange change in its platform whereby when a news link is posted, its headline will not appear.

According to Elon Musk, owner of X, this will make posts look better.

Now when a link is posted on X, the image included in the news will appear in front of the user with the website domain written in the left corner but nothing else to indicate that the image is clicked. You will be redirected to another website.

This change has been made for iOS and desktop users and will make it harder for users to guess which image is news and which is normal.

The feature to remove headlines from link posts has been in the process since August.

On this occasion, Elon Musk said: “This is coming from me directly. Will greatly improve the esthetics”.

I almost never read legacy news anymore.

What’s the point of reading 1000 words about something that was already posted on 𝕏 several days ago?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2023

This is not the first time that X has made such move against media organizations.Such moves have been made since Elon Musk took ownership.

Elon Musk recently said in a tweet: “I almost never read legacy news anymore”.

What’s the point of reading 1000 words about something that was already posted on X several days ago, he added.

I almost never read legacy news anymore.

What’s the point of reading 1000 words about something that was already posted on 𝕏 several days ago?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2023

The platform owner also mentioned that X-algorithm is designed against links so that people can stay on the social media platform for as long as possible.