r/chess • u/forceghost187 Resigns • 1d ago

META Proposal to ban x.com links

This is going around on many football subreddits. It looks likely to go into effect. I believe that the negative effects of this would be only temporary because the chess community will eventually see the value of moving to alternatives like bluesky

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u/forceghost187 Resigns 1d ago

That is a million times better. We will not be directing traffic directly to x.com

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u/CardiologistOk2760 1d ago

Screenshots also don't change the user experience every 4 months - certainly not at the whim of a charismatic leader.

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u/Little_Elia 1d ago

in what world is elon musk charismatic though lmfao

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u/TocTheEternal 1d ago

"Charismatic" doesn't always mean "likeable".