Update: It seems that wikipedia.org, wikimedia.org and mediawiki.org links now are whitelisted in DMs.
*Med vänliga hälsningar,Jan Ainali* Verksamhetschef, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se> 0729 - 67 29 48 *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till mänsklighetens samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.* Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se> 2014-08-03 19:35 GMT+02:00 Srikanth Ramakrishnan <[email protected]>: > Only twitter and Facebook links go thru DMs. I think if several people file > a support ticket for this we may achieve something. Else get Jimbo to send > a mail to the Twitter folks. Problem would be solved in no time. :) > On Aug 3, 2014 10:52 PM, "Luis Villa" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Everything I had seen suggests that no URLs go through, but a little > > Googling suggests that there is a whitelist: > > > > > http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/11/04/handy-hacks-sending-links-via-twitters-direct-message/ > > > > That said, every other source I can find mentioning a whitelist points > back > > at that same article - no one seems to have independently confirmed that. > > So I'll poke some folks but don't hold your breath :) > > > > Luis > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > Some URLs go though, others do not. I doubt it's random ;-) > > > > > > On 3 August 2014 17:06, Luis Villa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I can ask around, but I've not heard of them even having a whitelist > > for > > > > this situation - do we know for a fact that's the case? > > > > > > > > Luis > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Andy Mabbett < > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> For some months, Twitter have been blocking most URLs in their > direct > > > >> messages (DMs), supposedly as an anti-spam measure. > > > >> > > > >> Do we have someone who has a contact there, who could ask them to > > > >> whitelist Wikimedia project URLs in DMs? > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> Andy Mabbett > > > >> @pigsonthewing > > > >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > , > > > >> <mailto:[email protected] > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Luis Villa > > > > Deputy General Counsel > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 > > > > > > > > *This message may be confidential or legally privileged. 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