Posted on 12/17/2020 9:37:16 PM PST by xomething
Ahead of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, social media site Twitter announced that it would be forcing users to quote tweet any tweets they attempted to retweet in an attempt to add an extra layer of “friction,” forcing users to question the content they shared. In practice, the change dampened virality and engagement for all posts to the platform. Now, Twitter has reversed these changes after the election.
In October, Breitbart News reported that Twitter would be altering how retweets on its platform worked ahead of the November presidential election in an attempt to prevent the spread of “misinformation.” Twitter modified the feature so that when users click the retweet icon, the platform will automatically pull up the quote tweet composer to encourage users to write something about the tweet before sharing it. Tech companies call this “friction,” additional steps that slow down or disrupt the user experience.
Now, Twitter has reversed this decision, simply announcing in a tweet from the official @Twitter account: “We’re switching back.”
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Latest Twit Policy:
Conservative tweeters have to stand on one leg, pat their head and rub their belly when tweeting.
That tells me they are noticing a drop in traffic and are trying to turn up the activity knob.
Their censorship is impacting their bottom line.
Never been a member and never will be.
Awesome! And if they kick Trump off a month from now, they will notice a drop of 80 million uses instantly.
Trump should delete his Twitter account and get on Parler.
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