For some months, Twitter have been blocking most URLs in their direct messages (DMs), supposedly as an anti-spam measure.
Do we have someone who has a contact there, who could ask them to whitelist Wikimedia project URLs in DMs?
I can ask around, but I've not heard of them even having a whitelist for this situation - do we know for a fact that's the case?
Luis
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
For some months, Twitter have been blocking most URLs in their direct messages (DMs), supposedly as an anti-spam measure.
Do we have someone who has a contact there, who could ask them to whitelist Wikimedia project URLs in DMs?
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Thank you.
Some URLs go though, others do not. I doubt it's random ;-)
On 3 August 2014 17:06, Luis Villa lvilla@wikimedia.org wrote:
I can ask around, but I've not heard of them even having a whitelist for this situation - do we know for a fact that's the case?
Luis
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For some months, Twitter have been blocking most URLs in their direct messages (DMs), supposedly as an anti-spam measure.
Do we have someone who has a contact there, who could ask them to whitelist Wikimedia project URLs in DMs?
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Everything I had seen suggests that no URLs go through, but a little Googling suggests that there is a whitelist: http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/11/04/handy-hacks-sending-links-via-twitt...
That said, every other source I can find mentioning a whitelist points back at that same article - no one seems to have independently confirmed that. So I'll poke some folks but don't hold your breath :)
Luis
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
Thank you.
Some URLs go though, others do not. I doubt it's random ;-)
On 3 August 2014 17:06, Luis Villa lvilla@wikimedia.org wrote:
I can ask around, but I've not heard of them even having a whitelist for this situation - do we know for a fact that's the case?
Luis
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
For some months, Twitter have been blocking most URLs in their direct messages (DMs), supposedly as an anti-spam measure.
Do we have someone who has a contact there, who could ask them to whitelist Wikimedia project URLs in DMs?
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Only twitter and Facebook links go thru DMs. I think if several people file a support ticket for this we may achieve something. Else get Jimbo to send a mail to the Twitter folks. Problem would be solved in no time. :) On Aug 3, 2014 10:52 PM, "Luis Villa" lvilla@wikimedia.org wrote:
Everything I had seen suggests that no URLs go through, but a little Googling suggests that there is a whitelist:
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/11/04/handy-hacks-sending-links-via-twitt...
That said, every other source I can find mentioning a whitelist points back at that same article - no one seems to have independently confirmed that. So I'll poke some folks but don't hold your breath :)
Luis
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
Thank you.
Some URLs go though, others do not. I doubt it's random ;-)
On 3 August 2014 17:06, Luis Villa lvilla@wikimedia.org wrote:
I can ask around, but I've not heard of them even having a whitelist
for
this situation - do we know for a fact that's the case?
Luis
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Andy Mabbett <
andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>
wrote:
For some months, Twitter have been blocking most URLs in their direct messages (DMs), supposedly as an anti-spam measure.
Do we have someone who has a contact there, who could ask them to whitelist Wikimedia project URLs in DMs?
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Update: It seems that wikipedia.org, wikimedia.org and mediawiki.org links now are whitelisted in DMs.
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2014-08-03 19:35 GMT+02:00 Srikanth Ramakrishnan srik.ramk@wikimedia.in:
Only twitter and Facebook links go thru DMs. I think if several people file a support ticket for this we may achieve something. Else get Jimbo to send a mail to the Twitter folks. Problem would be solved in no time. :) On Aug 3, 2014 10:52 PM, "Luis Villa" lvilla@wikimedia.org wrote:
Everything I had seen suggests that no URLs go through, but a little Googling suggests that there is a whitelist:
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/11/04/handy-hacks-sending-links-via-twitt...
That said, every other source I can find mentioning a whitelist points
back
at that same article - no one seems to have independently confirmed that. So I'll poke some folks but don't hold your breath :)
Luis
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
Thank you.
Some URLs go though, others do not. I doubt it's random ;-)
On 3 August 2014 17:06, Luis Villa lvilla@wikimedia.org wrote:
I can ask around, but I've not heard of them even having a whitelist
for
this situation - do we know for a fact that's the case?
Luis
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Andy Mabbett <
andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>
wrote:
For some months, Twitter have been blocking most URLs in their
direct
messages (DMs), supposedly as an anti-spam measure.
Do we have someone who has a contact there, who could ask them to whitelist Wikimedia project URLs in DMs?
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