Due likely to extensions in Firefox, I get empty image previews on X (I believe I deleted my account several years ago). It's not always clear when there's more than one so when I clicked, I saw the response, not the reason. So the one other person on Earth with my wonky setup might get some help ;)
Sometimes it's a thread that can't be read unless you're logged in.
Sometimes the interesting bit is in the comments which may or may not show up if you're not logged in.
Sometimes it's a video that might play three times out of five, or it might just show an endless spinner two times out of five.
The platform itself is a dog's breakfast of dark patterns and unpredictable glitches, so when I see a link to X my reflex is to downrank it just for the high probability of frustration.
Due likely to extensions in Firefox, I get empty image previews on X (I believe I deleted my account several years ago). It's not always clear when there's more than one so when I clicked, I saw the response, not the reason. So the one other person on Earth with my wonky setup might get some help ;)