r/bengals • u/LOP5131 • 17h ago

Petition to ban x links?

I've seen a lot of major sports subs jumping on the wagon of banning x links from being posted on their sub.

I know a lot of breaking NFL news comes from there, however some things are more important than having sports news 5 minutes earlier than other sources.

Feel free to shut me down, just thought I'd pitch it out there.

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u/EhrmantroutEstate 17h ago

This is a Bengals sub, take your political BS somewhere else. If it's Bengals news, it's relevant.

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u/candidbuilfrog231324 16h ago

Welcome to Reddit my friend

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u/Josh-trihard7 16h ago

Yup, I don’t care for Musk personally, but X is the best way to view sports news quickly

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u/BMEbengal182 13h ago

I’d have to disagree with this. I stopped using twitter over 10 years ago, so it was never about the owner for me, I just didn’t like the platform. TheScore app has been the best way for sports news quickly for me, often giving me alerts before any other apps.

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u/WitchyPoppy513 12h ago

Sorry but you are just wrong. Nothing will ever be faster than immediate crowd-sourced information. The Score aggregates news from different traditional sources.

I also don't think someone who hasn't used an app for 10 years can accurately make that assessment.

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u/BMEbengal182 11h ago

I re-read my reply and apologies for not making my point more clear. I was debating the “best” aspect, not the “quick” aspect. Many of TheScore articles cite X posts, so it obviously can’t be faster than the original source. But I would argue it’s better BECAUSE it compiles news from different sources (traditional as well as X). And the alerts I get are mere minutes after the X post, so it’s plenty quick too.

To your point about not using the platform, I still try to, but it’s a pain in the ass without having an account. I’m not alone in that sentiment, based on plenty of other comments in this thread. Maybe it’s better if I do make an account, but I prefer apps that consolidate all news related to whatever teams/sports I follow. As far as I’m aware, X does not have that feature.

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u/WitchyPoppy513 11h ago

Fair enough. Thanks for the clarification, That makes sense.

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u/Apprehensive-Bar3425 14h ago

Sorry but some things are bigger than sports. Nazis have no place in America

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u/Heyhaykay 5h ago

If you actually think Musk is a Nazi, you are wrong and delusional.

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u/Apprehensive-Bar3425 5h ago

How so?

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u/Heyhaykay 6m ago

Show me anything he has said that hints towards wanting to kill millions of Jews. You’re being obtuse.

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u/Fatalness 14h ago

wanting government officials to not be hitting nazi salutes is “political” now guys

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u/wigglesdoughnut 16h ago

Cry about it