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Twitter is Testing an 'Original Tweeter' Label for Threads

posted by mrpg on Saturday January 26 2019, @11:42PM   Printer-friendly
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An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/24/twitter-original-tweeter-test/

Twitter is testing a way to make it easier to spot the person who started a thread. A small percentage of iOS and Android users are seeing an "original tweeter" label. The company said earlier this month that it would publicly test some context and organization features.

It's a useful feature, and it could reduce some types of abuse, particularly if the original tweeter is, say, Bill Gates and the replies include those from scammy imitation accounts. The label, along with the blue verified checkmark, could make it more immediately obvious when Gates himself is replying, and not, for instance, @Bi11Gates.

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by system32 on Saturday January 26 2019, @11:50PM (1 child)

    by system32 (5465) on Saturday January 26 2019, @11:50PM (#792487)

    I thought the whole point of Twitter was to shout in to the void to show the world how self important you are.

    If you want organized discussion, we've had this technology for quite a while - message boards.

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  • (Score: 2) by Spamalope on Sunday January 27 2019, @03:35PM

    by Spamalope (5233) on Sunday January 27 2019, @03:35PM (#792627) Homepage

    Also to get a blue 'verified political purity' mark...