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I don't know what this qualifies as but
Hey, sounds like that's your problem? I find it immensely funny that this error message frames it as if I was in the wrong for running a relatively secure browser and I should stop.
Sneer: Also I don't understand what "x.com" is, I typed in "twitter.com" into the bar...
Firefox should put this screenshot in their ads
I just wonder at the horrible hacks they need to employ to have your twitter login data automatically still work on x
weird it never was an issue on nitter, maybe enhanced tracking protection protects from enhanced tracking. who knew
it's ecks being narky in a new way
wildly speculating[0]: every other twitter money idea that felon's had so far hasn't worked out, so now they'll try the open-the-data-floodgates model for seeing if the (remaining) databrokers (that still have anything on the site) are willing to give a few pennies more
([0] - I do mean wildly. haven't checked a lick of data to see if the guess hold up. but then, neither would have felon either)
(the far more likely (and far more boring) reason is likely something benign, "there's no developers around to deal with whatever issue ETP is causing on their un-/barely-maintained webUI" is a good candidate)
Xcom has always been a place where hope goes to perma-die