Twitter was delaying traffic to sites Elon Musk hates, including The New York Times & Facebook, and making it harder for users to link or click to Mastodon https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/15/twitter-x-links-delayed/
Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes

The delayed websites include X’s online rivals Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and Substack as well as Reuters and the New York Times, all of which Musk previously has singled out for ridicule or attack.

The Washington Post
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