X seemed to throttle some competitors and news sites for more than a week
We’ve seen the reports of a time delay being applied to X users seeking to visit New York Times links from the social media platform, and have made similar observations of our own. We have not received any explanation from the platform about this move.
While we don’t know the rationale behind the application of this time delay, we would be concerned by targeted pressure applied to any news organization for unclear reasons. The mission of The New York Times is to report the news impartially without fear or favor, and we’ll continue to do so, undeterred by any attempts to hinder this.
We’ve seen the reports of a time delay being applied to X users seeking to visit New York Times links from the social media platform, and have made similar observations of our own. We have not received any explanation from the platform about this move. While we don’t know the…
