Link in a box. Share Signal links on X without getting censored.
Twitter is blocking links to Signal. Use this tool to circumvent that.
How it works
We turn a link into a data URI. A data URI is just like a regular link
but instead of pointing to a resource on the internet, it already
contains that resource encoded in its text.
In our case that resource is a tiny page with a link pointing to the
Signal profile you shared. For now, X just like Elon, is too dumb to
do anything about it.
This is inspired by an older project of mine:
Laconic.
Alternatives
Add a space to the URL
Replace https://signal.me/#eu/P01wpU[...]EttS85C with https://signal .me/#eu/P01wpU[...]EttS85C
It works. Keep in mind that it might be hard for some people to spot the space in a link. The main reason I'm using the box is that it's explicit.
Share as a QR code
Turn the link into a QR code using some of the free tools online.
It works. But, you'll need a QR code reader to follow the link.
Steganography
Hide the link in a poem.
Here's a half-baked thought: Generate a (terrible) poem using an LLM, then hide the fragments of the link inside it. You'll need a separate tool to convert the poem back into its original shape easily though.
Sure why not. We did something like this once, we can do it again.
Note on privacy
First, none the data you paste here should leave your
computer.
I built this site in a way that makes it easy to verify how it works
by checking its source directly in a browser. Even if you don't code,
someone with basic web development skills should be able to verify
that.
Also,
the code is public and available here. Feel free to check the code and share improvements.
PS. I wrote this before work in 30 minutes, so be kind.