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Twitter/X Embed

by X (Twitter)

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Sets cookies
No
Sends PII
No
Cross-site tracking
Yes
Consent required
Functional

Overview

Twitter/X embed widgets loaded via JavaScript on third-party websites. The widgets.js script from platform.twitter.com (or platform.x.com) loads embedded tweets, timelines, and share buttons. On load, the embed transmits visitor data to X Corp's infrastructure including IP address, browser fingerprint, and referrer information.

Detection capabilities

Signature count
3
Detection methods
network
Property types
hostnamepathname

Performance impact

Performance Impact

Requests per page
2

Common mistakes

  • 1Treating embedded tweets as editorial content that does not require consent, when the embed loads JavaScript and transmits user data to X on page load
  • 2Not using a facade pattern (static screenshot of the tweet) to defer loading the embed until the user actively chooses to interact
  • 3Confusing Twitter/X embed tracking with the Twitter/X advertising pixel - they are separate data flows with different purposes
  • 4Failing to include Twitter/X embed in the cookie declaration because the embed is loaded via iframe

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