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I've been following things in #Bluesky, but the way it renders links really puzzles me.

1. When @davew is posting links, Bluesky is not showing the link cards.

2. When @jeffjarvis posts links his posts have link cards.

3. When @kottke posts links it does not show link cards, and includes some brackets.

This is frustrating, I would like to see the link cards always because I want to see the title and image of the post.

Also, some of the links show a warning when I click and some don't.

Dave Winer's Bluesky posts do not show link cards.
Jeff Jarvis posting to Bluesky shows link cards.
Kottke.org posts in Bluesky not showing link cards.
#bluesky @Jeff Jarvis @Dave Winer ☕️ @kottke.org
This entry was edited (6 months ago)
in reply to Jari Pennanen

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Jeff adds link cards manually through the iOS app or on the web. I submit my posts via API, which allows me to do custom link text. (I suspect Dave does the same). API users have to provide their own link card, which I haven't gotten around to doing yet.

(This DIY approach to the API actually lets you submit posts without links but with link cards. Or with link cards that don’t go to the same URL as the link in the post. Fun!

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