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Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by themacguffinman »

vanderZwan wrote: post #187
themacguffinman wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It's about whether they should trust their users and believe that the latter can take responsibility for their own choices, and figure these things out themselves. You're just begging the question. Why should they do that?

Not really, this is turning into the equivalent of a six year old replying with "why?" to every answer, except you're adults pretending to be oblivious.

You're free not to reply, but I'm not sure why you're calling me childish to ask for an actual reason you think it makes sense for Twitter to do all these things you're asking them to do.

Enlighten me. I could assume the worst of your intentions as you've done, but I'm honestly interested in why you think it makes sense for Twitter to "trust their users" to "take responsibility for their own choices".

Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by jlarocco »

codedokode wrote: post #11
vermontdevil wrote: post #4

It’s due to crypto scammers using it. From the founder’s post: At some point in the past crypto scammers used JSFiddle to host pages with a wallet code and posted links to that on Twitter. Due to the nature of JSFiddle, anyone can post anything, so wallet codes are ok – we did implemented a content filter to shadow-ban these. I asked Twitter if they they could help out and ban twitter accounts that were posting scam…

I don't understand how posting a "wallet code" is dangerous. Is it mining coins while you are browsing the code? Then it just a minor annoyance. Also, browsers should block cryptominers when they are in the background tab.

I don't know the terminology well, but further down in the discussion, it looks like it was some kind of scam rather than "just" mining.

Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by dorgo »

naikrovek wrote: post #165
kbenson wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On a complete tangent, I think "rogue" might be the most misspelled word for those that otherwise have good spelling. It's still jarring every time I see it, decade after decade. And "loose" instead of "lose", but that one is just confusing.

I see "break" ALL THE TIME where "brake" should be used. rouge -> rogue loose -> lose lose -> loose break -> brake And many more that I can't recall at the moment... In my youth I spent an absolutely obscene amount of energy correcting these people, bit now I just automatically lower the veracity of what they're saying each time I see some literacy problem. That isn't fair to those people because not everyone speaks…

on the other hand, if nobody had corrected my use of "loose" I wouldn't know it.

Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by def_true_false »

naikrovek wrote: post #165
kbenson wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On a complete tangent, I think "rogue" might be the most misspelled word for those that otherwise have good spelling. It's still jarring every time I see it, decade after decade. And "loose" instead of "lose", but that one is just confusing.

I see "break" ALL THE TIME where "brake" should be used. rouge -> rogue loose -> lose lose -> loose break -> brake And many more that I can't recall at the moment... In my youth I spent an absolutely obscene amount of energy correcting these people, bit now I just automatically lower the veracity of what they're saying each time I see some literacy problem. That isn't fair to those people because not everyone speaks…

Some of these are actually mistakes native speakers are prone to make, since they didn't learn the language from text first.

Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by burtonator »

vermontdevil wrote: post #4

It’s due to crypto scammers using it. From the founder’s post: At some point in the past crypto scammers used JSFiddle to host pages with a wallet code and posted links to that on Twitter. Due to the nature of JSFiddle, anyone can post anything, so wallet codes are ok – we did implemented a content filter to shadow-ban these. I asked Twitter if they they could help out and ban twitter accounts that were posting scam…

The take away here is to never do anything nice for Twitter because they won't reciprocate and won't even return your emails.

Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by toephu2 »

diveanon wrote: post #22

At what point is the tech community going to abandon twitter? From my perspective it is just bots, "influencers", and propaganda. I see very little social utility for using the network, especially when compared to the damage it is causing through the spread of misinformation and outright lies.

Try unfollowing the bots, influencers, and propaganda pushers.

Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by makr17 »

paulddraper wrote: post #173
morpheuskafka wrote: post #155

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Couldn't you do the same thing with github.io, S3 Websites, Netlify, the list goes on? Why would they single out JSFiddle among numerous services where one can upload arbitrary code?

The laziness of scammers never ceases to amaze. There's the theory that misspellings in a Nigerian email are meant to filter only the truly gullible, but IDK if that is true.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/why-do-...

Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by sangnoir »

kbenson wrote: post #140
vermontdevil wrote: post #4

It’s due to crypto scammers using it. From the founder’s post: At some point in the past crypto scammers used JSFiddle to host pages with a wallet code and posted links to that on Twitter. Due to the nature of JSFiddle, anyone can post anything, so wallet codes are ok – we did implemented a content filter to shadow-ban these. I asked Twitter if they they could help out and ban twitter accounts that were posting scam…

On a complete tangent, I think "rogue" might be the most misspelled word for those that otherwise have good spelling. It's still jarring every time I see it, decade after decade. And "loose" instead of "lose", but that one is just confusing.

"Tounge" really grinds my gears, I don't know why.

Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by NikkiA »

holtalanm wrote: post #116
paulgb wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t think it’s mining code, I think it’s wallet addresses posted by scammers. Here’s an example of the scam I think this is intended to curb: https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-website-staticfiles-25g9k/elon_...

holy shit Jita scammers have come out into the real world now. "send me 1,000 isk and i'll send you 2,000 isk back!"

Eh, at least it's not CODE

Re: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URLs

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Post by MaxBarraclough »

A2017U1 wrote: post #48
FreeHugs wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem is: I have yet to find a person in the fediverse that interests me. I like to read tweets from accomplished people. Successful startup founders for example. Is there anybody out there? Any links to people of significance in the fediverse?

Maybe the real problem is people of "significance" have no simple way of duplicating their posts there? Many seem to desire the biggest audience possible.

The indie web folks have thought about this. Relevant reading:

Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere [ https://indieweb.org/POSSE ]

Publish Elsewhere, Syndicate (to your) Own Site [ https://indieweb.org/PESOS ]

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