Return X/Twitter Link Previews
Bring back X/Twitter link previews with headlines and descriptions
Return X/Twitter Link Previews
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- storage
- https://*/*
- http://*/*
Size: 186.61K
URLs: Website
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Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary
Adds the link previews with headline and description back to X posts. All requests are done with the Fetch API (to t.co that twitter provides and follows the redirect to the final destination, scraping the opengraph data) and cached in local browser store.
Source code, including a Chrome version is here: https://github.com/stevenlafl/return-x-link-preview
User reviews
by Koi, 2023-12-18
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Return X/Twitter Link Previews requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Return X/Twitter Link Previews has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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