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Twitter is Testing an 'Original Tweeter' Label for Threads

posted by mrpg on Saturday January 26 2019, @11:42PM   
from the mrpg-(verified) dept.

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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• Actually a good idea Actually a good idea (Score: 3, Interesting) by jmorris on Sunday January 27 2019, @12:18AM (2 children)

  by jmorris (4844) on Sunday January 27 2019, @12:18AM (#792494)

  Amazing, instead of new ways to censor speech they are actually doing something useful to make it harder to run a fake account.

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• Re:Actually a good idea Re:Actually a good idea (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 27 2019, @12:22AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 27 2019, @12:22AM (#792495)

  No, because for $10/ month you can buy an "origina1 tweeter" tag..

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  • Re:Actually a good idea (Score: 2) by EETech1 on Monday January 28 2019, @12:05AM

    by EETech1 (957) on Monday January 28 2019, @12:05AM (#792781)

    Would they be OG Twit?

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