As noted by security researcher Will Dormann, some posts on X purport to lead to a legitimate website, but actually redirect somewhere else. In Dormann’s example, an advertisement posted by a verified X user claims to lead to forbes.com. When Dormann clicks the link, however, it takes him to a different link to open a Telegram channel that is, “helping individuals earn maximum profit in the crypto market,” he said. In short, the “Forbes” link leads to crypto spam
PrivacyBadger blocks embedded tweets, so since you’re probably not going to visit the website itself, it should do the trick.
Plus, it has the added benefit of drawing attention to how many “articles” on other sites are just a long string of embedded tweets.