Nov 23, 2023 17:00:00

Elon Musk says link headings will be reinstated on X (formerly Twitter)

When posting the URL of a web page on X (old Twitter),

the heading of the linked page used to be displayed , but from around October 2023, the heading was no longer displayed . However, Mr. Elon Musk of X has announced that the linked headline will be reinstated.

Elon Musk says X will show headlines on the platform again | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/22/elon-musk-says-x-will-show-headlines-on-the-platform-again/

In X, when you posted the URL of a web page, the heading of the link destination was displayed. The image below is a post to X when the headline was displayed, and the 'Headline News for October 4, 2023' displayed under the thumbnail is the headline.

Mr. Musk

announced in August 2023 that this heading would be removed, and from October 2023, even if you post a URL to X, the linked heading will no longer be displayed.

Since X removed the link destination heading, either users had to jump to the link destination and check the content of the web page, or the poster had to post a text that would help people understand the content of the link destination.

However, on November 23, 2023, Mr. Musk announced on his X account that he would reinstate the linked heading, saying, ``In future releases, X will overlay a heading on top of the image in the URL card.'' Did. However, the position of the heading is said to be ``at the top of the image,'' and it seems that the position will be changed from before.

In an upcoming release, ???? will overlay title in the upper potion of the image of a URL card

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2023