# Name of tweeter not showing in Twitter links any more

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [June 30, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179 "2022-06-30T12:27:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179/1 "2022-06-30T12:27:06Z")

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Since the last week or two, links to Twitter posts no longer show the name of the tweeter.

For example:

> <https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1542434087406895104>

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**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179/2 "2022-08-15T20:05:44Z")

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Just curious if anyone is looking into this. It’s been happening for close to two months now, and it’s _really_ annoying, especially since a lot of tweets get posted in politically oriented threads.

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179/3 "2022-08-16T02:07:29Z")

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> [@Shoeless](#):
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> Just curious if anyone is looking into this. It’s been happening for close to two months now, and it’s _really_ annoying, especially since a lot of tweets get posted in politically oriented threads

Agreed, I posted a tweet from the communications director of the RNSC, if you could immediately see his name and understand that I’m posting a reliable cite. Otherwise, it could just be some poli sci student speculating and basically worthless and not worth a click to read the Tweet.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179/4 "2022-08-16T05:53:23Z")

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Twitter previews used to be great, you practically saw the entire tweet in the preview. Now, you get barely anything, especially if the tweet was mostly a video or picture.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179/5 "2022-08-16T13:10:44Z")

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Yes, could something be done about this, please? unless I know who the tweeter is, I don’t click on it. Without that information, it’s just a box with a bird taking up space in the thread.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179/6 "2022-08-16T13:49:55Z")

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FWIW, this doesn’t se to be happening with other Discourse boards I’ve seen. It’s a local aberration.

Is it consistent with all themes? I haven’t played around with it.

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179/7 "2022-09-02T02:25:01Z")

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It seems to be working again.

> <https://mobile.twitter.com/Amtrak/status/1565414263530950662>

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-tweeter-not-showing-in-twitter-links-any-more/967179/8 "2022-09-02T22:22:59Z")

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> <https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1565512354493857802/>

Yes, you’re right.