Twitter underwent a series of radical changes while transitioning to X. It now appears to have deleted all images posted before 2014. Links shortened using X's native service are also broken.
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Scenario
It's unclear whether this is anerror or an intentional clearance. However, it certainly concerns users who have been active on the platform for over a decade.
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Issues
An X user named Tom Coates tweeted about the photo/link deletions through a series of posts stating that the images were removed and links were replaced with the broken ones.
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Possibility
The deletion could be an error, and things might be restored at some point. However, whether by accident or intentionally, it's safe to assume that the platform isn't getting any more stable over time.
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Cost-cutting Speculations
According to a few users on the Reddit forum Datahoarder, X has broken something in an effort to migrate the domain. Another widely held belief is that X is trying to save money on image hosting fees.