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brightbeige

He’s replying on this twitter thread - perhaps someone with an account can ask there and link his comment here?

https://xcancel.com/RonanFarrow/status/2041127882429206532#m

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Here is the actual link, not a link to some weird third-party site that can't be trusted.

https://x.com/RonanFarrow/status/2041127882429206532

Whereas X can be trusted?

Yes? It's the data source, not a third-party. How is this even a question?

X restricts what you can view without logging in. Many folks don't want to log in to X, for obvious reasons. Posting an xcancel link is kinda like folks posting various `archive` URLs to bypass paywalls, work around overloaded servers, etc. That's an extremely common practice here that usually goes without comment.

What is an "obvious reason" one might not want to log into X? I can't think of any rational reason.

You can't think of even one reason?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/12/elon-musk...

There's pedantic, and then there's needlessly pedantic.

xcancel is a valid workaround for X links on Hacker News and is sufficient for original attribution.

FYI xcancel is just a mirror that allows reading replies without needing an account.

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