Bookmarklet to fix ads on Twitter

December 1, 2022 4:11 AM

If Twit, but don't fancy the ads. Bookmarklet to block promoters of tweets automatically.
posted by pompomtom (4 comments total)

What exactly is this meant to accomplish over a normal adblocker?

You're still on Twitter; you're still the product.
posted by schmod at 5:10 AM on December 1, 2022

How do I use it?
posted by Servo5678 at 6:31 AM on December 1, 2022 [1 favorite]

I generally know how this works because of the word "bookmarklet," but this is just a link to some code with no instructions so it's not very helpful to less-experienced folks who aren't comfortable with bookmarklets.

If you think of Twitter as a web site, this code will do some things on that web site.
If you think of Twitter as a platform and you use Twitter via an app, this code is useless.

Third-party desktop and mobile Twitter apps like Twitterific (macOS/iOS) already strip out ads and promoted tweets, and only show you a chronological feed.
posted by emelenjr at 6:49 AM on December 1, 2022 [1 favorite]

Sorry. If you use Twitter on the web, this code will auto-block promoted tweets.
posted by pompomtom at 3:38 PM on December 1, 2022