Elon Musk Plans to Remove Headlines From News Article Tweets

Links on X, the app formerly known as Twitter, will display only featured images if the change is implemented

Elon Musk, verification marks (Getty Images)
Elon Musk, verification marks (Getty Images)

Media outlets that rely on X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter, may need to brace for a big change. Elon Musk plans to remove headlines from how linked articles are displayed in tweets.

Currently, when a publisher or normal user tweets a link on X, the tweet generates a display format known as a “card,” which shows the article’s featured image, a headline and a short description. Clicking the card takes the user to the article.

But once the change is implemented, X (which most people still refer to as Twitter) cards will display only the featured image from the article.

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