Privacy Policy — X Direct Links
Last updated: 2026-04-16
Summary
X Direct Links collects no personal data and sends no data to any external server. Everything the extension does happens locally on your device.

What the extension does
X Direct Links replaces t.co short links on X.com and Twitter with their real destination URLs so that clicking a link takes you directly to the target site without passing through X's redirect servers.
Data collection
The extension does not collect, store, transmit, or share any personal data. Specifically:

No browsing history is recorded.
No URLs you visit are sent to any server operated by this extension.
No account information, cookies, or credentials are accessed or stored.
No analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting is used.

How the extension works locally
To resolve t.co links, the extension:

Reads link attributes already present in the X.com page (e.g. data-expanded-url, title, link text). This information is provided by X.com itself and is only read, never transmitted.
Keeps an in-memory cache (a JavaScript Map) that maps t.co short URLs to their real destinations. This cache exists only for the duration of your browser session and is discarded when the tab or browser is closed. It is never written to disk.
Uses the Firefox webRequest API to redirect any t.co network requests to the cached real URL, preventing the request from reaching X's servers.

All processing happens entirely within your browser. No data leaves your device as a result of using this extension.
Third-party services
This extension does not integrate with, or send data to, any third-party service.