Do gift links work for you? 🎁

[nycfan]

I’ve seen some posters complain that gift links don’t work for them. Just curious whether they work for some and not others?

I post a lot of gift links from WSJ, NYT, WaPo, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy and other sites but curious if that is worth doing.

 

[gtyellowjacket]

I’ve seen some posters complain that gift links don’t work for them. Just curious whether they work for some and not others?

I post a lot of gift links from WSJ, NYT, WaPo, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy and other sites but curious if that is worth doing.

They work for me and are appreciated

 

[donbosco]

Probably 75% of the time. I have not noted which do not but will take account moving forward.

And they are very much appreciated.

 

[UNCatTech]

I don't recall any not working.

I appreciate you providing them.

 

[ZenMode]

I’ve seen some posters complain that gift links don’t work for them. Just curious whether they work for some and not others?

I post a lot of gift links from WSJ, NYT, WaPo, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy and other sites but curious if that is worth doing.

Never had any issues and appreciate them.

 

[DiehardHeelFan]

Cannot remember any not working but will be mindful moving forward to note any that do not.

 

[sunnyheel]

I’ve experienced the problem with wsj articles and had others say that my gift links to nyt were behind firewall.

Test: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/....cFA.fhUK._qqEf2Ykx07a&smid=nytcore-ios-share

 

[gtyellowjacket]

I’ve experienced the problem with wsj articles and had others say that my gift links to nyt were behind firewall.

Test: For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent

This link works for me.

 

[JCTarheel82]

I don't recall any not working.

I appreciate you providing them.

Same.

For those who have issues, it may be something as simple as clearing your browser cache.

 

[ZenMode]

It may have been a recent change, but I had to create a WSJ account to get access to the gift link this morning.

 

[superrific]

It occurs to me that publications with a paywall are probably not in the business of allowing gift links to blow up their entire subscription model.

So it would make sense if they throttle the gift links somehow. Maybe 5 people can read any specific gift link. Maybe there's a meter on how many reads any subscriber can get from them per time period.

But the gift-link spam is pretty much a complete subversion of the paywall itself and one imagines that publications would defend themselves.

 

[farce©]

The gift links have always worked for me.

What I can't figure out is some video posts from Twitter play right in the post when you click the arrow and others take you to the Twitter site or app when you click the arrow. I suspect the difference is whether you copy and paste a link or if you embed the tweet. (I think the embed function takes you to the app.)

And I've never been able to make a Instagram video play in the post. They always take me to the Instagram app.

 

[8992Tiger]

It occurs to me that publications with a paywall are probably not in the business of allowing gift links to blow up their entire subscription model.

So it would make sense if they throttle the gift links somehow. Maybe 5 people can read any specific gift link. Maybe there's a meter on how many reads any subscriber can get from them per time period.

But the gift-link spam is pretty much a complete subversion of the paywall itself and one imagines that publications would defend themselves.

Agree. Sometimes they work for me and sometimes they don't. I've assumed they expire based on number of hits, time, etc.