SAN FRANCISCO: In a bid to encourage “informed discussion” on social media, micro-blogging site Twitter is testing a new feature that will prompt users to think before they tweet articles they haven’t read.
According to details, this test is currently limited to Android users in English. If a user decides to retweet an article before reading it, Twitter may prompt them to open it before they do so.
In a tweet, it said: “Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you tweet it.”
“To help promote informed discussion, we’re testing a new prompt on Android –– when you Retweet an article that you haven’t opened on Twitter, we may ask if you’d like to open it first,” it added.
“Headlines don’t tell the full story,” reads the prompt. “Want to read this before Retweeting?”
If the users read the piece before or just want to share it anyway, nothing is stopping them from hitting the retweet button and sharing the tweet on the social platform.
Earlier last month, Twitter launched a test that allows users to limit who can reply to their tweets on Android, iOS, and the company’s web app.
Twitter has rolled out additional features like the ability to hide specific replies to tweets. It is also testing a cleaner interface for threaded conversations on the platform.
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