Discussion

• @jack @jack on x

  Did you read the article you're about to spread? https://twitter.com/...

• @janelytv @janelytv on x

  More info on new Twitter feature: - test is expected to run for at least a few weeks “to get enough data to make an informed decision on next steps.” - prompt is based on clickthrough, not time spent on page - activated for Android + English users only https://www.buzzfeednews.co…

• @noupside Renee DiResta on x

  Twitter's prompt suggesting people read the link before they share is the latest in a few interventions by tech platforms to add some friction to reduce the spread of viral clickbait. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @howardfineman @howardfineman on x

  .@jack is trying to turn @twitter into a thoughtful brand compared with other platforms such as, say, @Facebook. This is ballsy since Twitter is rapid fire shorthand by nature and the chief venue of a certain loudmouth agitator in the White House, but the strategy is working. htt…

• @almostjingo Rosie memos on x

  This is brilliant will @TwitterSupport share stats on how many people don't read the link because it's about 80% and it's why @CNN @washingtonpost @nytimes put their corrections way at the bottom. https://twitter.com/...

• @takatina1 @takatina1 on x

  I'm retweeting cause I'm currently busy to read so sharing it to my timeline will make it easier for me to find it later, if you're on my followers list and you decide to read it, that's your problem cause I wasn't sharing it for you to read https://twitter.com/...

• @reelquinn Quinn Sutherland on x

  Twitter's new feature busting anybody who retweets an article they haven't read is like using purple urine-detecting dye in a swimming pool

• @t_s_p_o_o_k_y Tony Shaffer on x

  1984: Ministry of Truth - @jack is the minister protecting the Party & his slogans are: “War is peace / freedom is slavery [and] ignorance is strength.” https://twitter.com/...

• @mykecole Myke Cole on x

  They will do anything, absolutely anything, save the one thing that will actually help. https://twitter.com/...

• @genepark Gene Park on x

  retweeted without reading https://twitter.com/...

• @_loganmcdonald Logan McDonald on x

  I didn't read this but I do endorse it https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @theregister @theregister on x

  This may be the biggest thing Twitter's done in ten years. https://twitter.com/...

• @brandyzadrozny Brandy Zadrozny on x

  Label the RT with “This user did not read the article,” and I'm sold. https://twitter.com/...

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Kudos to Twitter. Trading engagement for a healthy society is difficult when engagement = money. But this is the right move. Sets a precedent that Facebook should follow. https://twitter.com/...

• @charlesarthur Charles Arthur on x

  MADNESS https://twitter.com/...

• @medvidekpu @medvidekpu on x

  And next step will be requirement to spend predefined time reading. Only after that you will be allowed to retweet, comment or like. And well, no, there is no Edit button for Tweets in sight. https://twitter.com/...

• @ron_miller Ron Miller on x

  Hey kids, here's some advice from your good friends at Twitter. Possible bumper stickers for this campaign: If you didn't read it, don't feed it. If you care, think before you share Don't seed before you read. https://twitter.com/...

• @libyaliberty Hend Amry on x

  Wait I thought the headline was the article. https://twitter.com/...

• @carljackmiller Carl Miller on x

  What is really, really interesting about this is that it deliberately introduces friction in a platform normally designed to be v. Frictionless. Sounds like almost nothing, but friction can have huge impacts in aggregate behaviour. https://twitter.com/...

• @bendreyfuss Ben Dreyfuss on x

  The funniest version of this would be if Twitter actually just alerted your followers when you tweeted an article you hadn't opened. https://twitter.com/...

• @jimwaterson Jim Waterson on x

  Amazing. Twitter are trying to guilt people into actually reading articles before they angrily retweet the headline. Which will be a challenge, given the RT count on some stories can sometimes be higher than the number who ever click the link. https://twitter.com/...

• @sarahfrier Sarah Frier on x

  Big move! Will be super curious about the data here. I expect it will help reduce the spread of misinfo. Side effect might be a barrier for paywalled news orgs to get their stories shared https://twitter.com/...