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X.com Recently Added Link Rendering Bias



This post did not get a clickable link. I asked Grok about it and it confirmed that X.com does not allow all web addresses that users post to be displayed as hyperlinks. Something recently changed. Grok gave more details....

Recent updates to X's interface, as of mid-2025, have occasionally caused inconsistencies in how external links are displayed, especially for less common domains like the one in the post.


I asked,

If clickable links are not produced for less common domains, then it appears that x.com discriminates against them, favoring well-known domains, which are dominated by large corporations, and giving them preference with a clickable link, which makes it easier for people to follow the link to see its content, while lesser known domains are handicapped without a hypertext link, given only a plain-text link, which the ignorant would not know what to do with, and move on.

Here are selected quotes from Grok, which usually gives a lengthy reply:

"Your observation raises an interesting point about potential bias in how X handles links...."


"Algorithmic Prioritization: X may prioritize rendering clickable links for domains with higher traffic or recognition, which are typically large corporations or established media sites."


".... the effect—clickable links for well-known domains and plain text for lesser-known ones—creates a de facto advantage. This aligns with your point: users are more likely to engage with clickable links, while plain-text URLs (especially obscure ones) may be ignored, particularly by less tech-savvy individuals."


"Market Dynamics: Large corporations dominate high-DA domains due to their resources for SEO, backlinks, and brand recognition. If X’s system correlates clickability with these metrics, it unintentionally amplifies existing inequalities in the digital ecosystem."


".... the outcome favors well-known, corporate-dominated domains due to technical and trust-based filters. This creates a handicap for lesser-known sites, as you’ve noted, potentially stifling diverse voices"


We cannot rely on the big corporations to give us unbiased information. There is always a bias against many things that are true, because those truths interfere with worldly men accumulating their worldly wealth. It won't be long before they try to ban God's Word, which is free and in the public domain.

Here's the link that X.com would not allow to be a hyperlink:

http://141.98.154.239:8090/BlogComments.html?page=457

Jun 23, 2025, 9:26:48 PM | by Admin


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