The thing that's going to fuck Twitter with that new policy on linking is not blocking Mastodon links.

It's blocking Insta.

Politics Twitter is shouty but not actually the bulk of the platform.

That's celebs and lifestyle. And that stuff is pure insta crossover territory.

@garius They carve out an exception for cross-posting from SM that offers "alternative ways of delivering content".

Vague enough to show insta posts, but allow capricious banning of content they disapprove of