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Original comment by
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**Found in**
* Nightly 139.0a1

**Affected versions**
* Nightly 139.0a1
* Beta 138.0b6

**Tested platforms**
* Affected platforms: Windows 11, Ubuntu 24.04, macOS 14

**Preconditions**
* Firefox is launched.
* browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled = true

**Steps to reproduce**
1. Navigate to https://edition.cnn.com/
2. Hover over a link on the page and press the "Alt" key on the keyboard.
3. Observe the reader view estimates.

**Expected result**
* The reading time estimate displayed in Link Previews matches the one shown in Reader View mode for the same article.

**Actual result**
* The reading time estimate in Link Previews is lower than the one shown in Reader View mode for the same article.

**Regression range**
* Not a regression. 

**Additional notes**
* In the tested example (an article from the CNN homepage), the reading time estimate in Link Previews was 10–13 minutes, while the same article in Reader View mode showed 18–23 minutes.
* On Wikipedia pages, the estimates in Reader View and Link Previews appear to match, suggesting that this issue does not affect all websites.
Revision 1 by
on 
**Found in**
* Nightly 139.0a1

**Affected versions**
* Nightly 139.0a1
* Beta 138.0b6

**Tested platforms**
* Affected platforms: Windows 11, Ubuntu 24.04, macOS 14

**Preconditions**
* Firefox is launched.
* browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled = true

**Steps to reproduce**
1. Navigate to https://edition.cnn.com/
2. Hover over a link on the page and press the "Shift" + "Alt" key on the keyboard.
3. Observe the reader view estimates.

**Expected result**
* The reading time estimate displayed in Link Previews matches the one shown in Reader View mode for the same article.

**Actual result**
* The reading time estimate in Link Previews is lower than the one shown in Reader View mode for the same article.

**Regression range**
* Not a regression. 

**Additional notes**
* In the tested example (an article from the CNN homepage), the reading time estimate in Link Previews was 10–13 minutes, while the same article in Reader View mode showed 18–23 minutes.
* On Wikipedia pages, the estimates in Reader View and Link Previews appear to match, suggesting that this issue does not affect all websites.

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