Here’s why Twitter sends you to a different site than what you clicked

From bleepingcomputer.com

Users of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) have often been left puzzled when they click on a post with an external link but arrive at an entirely unexpected website from the one displayed in the post.

A Twitter ad spotted below by a security researcher shows forbes.com as its destination but instead takes you to a Telegram account purportedly promoting crypto scams.

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