Twitter Bans Links to Other Social Networks

Twitter has announced a new policy that bans links to other social networks. The policy, which was announced while the world was watching the FIFA World Cup final, prohibits links to Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr, and Post, as well as link-in-bio tools like Linktree and Lnk.Bio. The company said it was deleting accounts "created solely for the purpose of promoting other social networks." 

The policy change has been met with a lot of criticism, with some users pointing out that it could have a negative impact on content creators who rely on multiple social networks to promote their work. However, Twitter has defended its decision, citing the need to protect its platform from spam and abuse. The company has also clarified that the policy does not apply to accounts that are simply linking to other social networks, but rather those that are created solely for the purpose of promoting other networks. 

In response to the criticism, Elon Musk specified that the policy will be adjusted to suspend accounts whose only purpose is to promote other social networks. However, Twitter has yet to make any official announcements related to this. 

The policy change has also been met with some confusion, as it is unclear how Twitter plans to enforce the policy. Some have speculated that the company could use automated algorithms to detect accounts that are promoting other social networks, while others have suggested that Twitter will rely on user reports to identify accounts that violate the policy. 

Regardless of how it is enforced, the policy change is sure to have an impact on the way users interact with Twitter. It remains to be seen how the company will adjust the policy in the future, but for now, users will have to be careful about linking to other social networks on the platform.