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Matt, is it possible to turn off embedding per site? It's quite useful to see Twitter posts and Youtube videos but I really don't want to see Instagram posts. See discussion on this thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10308&start=7380
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Meh to that idea 😉

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Yeah I'm afraid I like the embedding too. Throwing the baby out with the bathwater to hide Hopkins ugly mug ;)
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I'm with @Jobbo.
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DeskJockey wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:30 pm I'm with @Jobbo.
i'm sure you'll be happy together - nice to see a forum romance with a proper future.
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You can whore your images by posting them elsewhere, Marv :lol:

I am not particularly interested in any embedding, to be honest, but I can see the use for Youtube. Instagram, nah. What next, Tiktok?
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Rich B wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 3:08 pm
DeskJockey wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:30 pm I'm with @Jobbo.
i'm sure you'll be happy together - nice to see a forum romance with a proper future.
Thank you, that's very kind.
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Here's a more reasoned justification. I have blocked Katie Hopkins on Instagram so her posts don't show when I'm on the site or app. Where her posts are embedded here, I can still see them. So embedding is a way to circumvent perfectly legitimate user blocking of content. That shouldn't be possible.
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I don’t think censorship of an entire social medium is required, nor indeed healthy. I didn’t read the post after seeing who it was by, but guess Jobbo’s legal mind can’t help but read all the detail. 😉

Also, does an embedded post of something count as views? Surely only if you click on the link? Not that the 50 or so people only here would make a significant effect anyway. 😂
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To go back to the original question, it depends which plugin Matty is using. If he's using this one he can.
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Ian, it doesn’t prevent linking - I just prefer the ability to choose whether to click it rather than having it forced upon me.
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Jobbo wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:22 pm Ian, it doesn’t prevent linking - I just prefer the ability to choose whether to click it rather than having it forced upon me.
You could use this ucp.php?i=ucp_zebra&mode=foes
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Simon wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 3:40 pm To go back to the original question, it depends which plugin Matty is using. If he's using this one he can.
It's that one. I could block it, but do I want to upset Marv to appease Simon?
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Matty wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:25 pm
Simon wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 3:40 pm To go back to the original question, it depends which plugin Matty is using. If he's using this one he can.
It's that one. I could block it, but do I want to upset Marv to appease Simon?
Difficult choice!
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Marv wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:46 am Meh to that idea 😉

Looking good! Was that recent?
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Instead of banning a whole realm of social media, can we have a “report Katie Hopkins content” button that results in a one week ban? :lol:

Actually can we have 2? I think Pierse Morgan deserves one too
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GG. wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:18 pm
Jobbo wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:22 pm Ian, it doesn’t prevent linking - I just prefer the ability to choose whether to click it rather than having it forced upon me.
You could use this ucp.php?i=ucp_zebra&mode=foes
Broccers is less offensive than Hopkins 😂
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Coaster1 wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:24 pm
Marv wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:46 am Meh to that idea 😉

Looking good! Was that recent?
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Anthracite cup 2s look 8-)
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Can't help thinking body colour rims would look amazing. Here's an example, closest I could find:
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