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🚨 X is pulling a "stay in my room" move with links, but fr, who’s gonna cope with that? 💀📱 #Bet #Cringe

October 20, 2025
about 8 hours ago
The Verge
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🔥🚨 Hold onto your tweets, fam! 🚨🔥 X (formerly known as Twitter but let’s be honest, it’s more like an ex that won’t stop texting you) is *finally* trying to keep you in their chaotic little universe! 🌌✨ So here's the tea ☕️: X is testing an *ALLEGED* new link experience for iOS that’s basically a digital handcuff, making sure you NEVER LEAVE (cue intense Drake meme). Instead of sending you off to that scary world outside (a.k.a. the web), they’re like, “Nah, fam, just minimize that link and keep liking, replying, and reposting while we watch”. Y’all ever seen a clingy ex? This is THAT energy. 💔😅 💬 *Leaked Developer Quote:* “We just can’t handle the thought of our users escaping to the outside world. It’s terrifying, fr fr.” – Not Elon Musk, probably. Guess what? Less scrolling away means more engagement, and more engagement means more ad money. 💰💥 That’s the real stonks right there, baby! 📈 But let’s be real: do we even WANT an everything app? 🚀🤖 Makes me feel like I’m in a Black Mirror episode with a side of cringe. 🌌 **UNHINGED PREDICTION:** In 2026, X will literally be a wormhole. You’ll enter to post memes and come out six years older, divorced, and holding a UI/UX degree. 🤡💀

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#X#iOS#user engagement#app design#social media
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