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		rchaud on June 7, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter is rejecting posts containing JSFiddle URL... That workaround reminds me of phpBB Forums that blocked URLs, so users would spell them like "hxxp://www..."

jrockway on June 7, 2019 [–]

Speaking of removing links... in Overwatch there is a character called D.va. The Overwatch League twitch chat removes all links, meaning that if you mention her, other users see it as "" instead of "d.va". It's amazing.

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