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Nov23

Twitter adds new way for Birdwatch users to conceal their identity

Posted by Ola Ric on Nov 23, 2021

Twitter adds new way for Birdwatch users to conceal their identity

Twitter wants its Birdwatch contributors protected. To this end, the social media giant is adding aliases to its Birdwatch fact check program. Twitter’s Birdwatch has been a pilot project since the start of the year. The program involves crowdsourcing fact checks directly from other users on the platform. Going forward, participants will be able to conceal their identity whenever they append a note to a user’s tweet. Twitter said it will automatically generate aliases for new Birdwatch users that are not publicly associated with their accounts. “We want everyone to feel comfortable contributing to Birdwatch, and aliases let you write and rate notes without sharing your Twitter username,” Twitter said in a blog post. The social media giant said users will have 5 random options to pick from when it comes to choosing an alias. It however adds that choices cannot be changed “at this time.” Twitter is also rolling out profile pages that will make it easy to see the past Birdwatch of a user’s contributions. Twitter said this is necessary to ensure aliases do not come “at the expense of accountability.” To this end, each note on a user’s public profile will include the current rating that contribution has earned. This is to let you know what the community thinks of it. In October 2020, Twitter announced that it was working on a new experimental tool to help in the fight against fake news. Birdwatch is one of the company’s attempts at ridding its platform of misinformation. The social media giant will hope this tool works; though, it acknowledges the fact that more still needs to be done. Social media commentator Matt Navarra had tweeted about Birdwatch before the company confirmed it was actually working on the tool. Confirming the feature to TechCrunch at the time, Twitter had this to say: “We’re exploring a number of ways to address misinformation and provide more context for tweets on Twitter,” a Twitter spokesperson told TechCrunch. “Misinformation is a critical issue and we will be testing many different ways to address it,” they added. Birdwatch, according to Navarra, allows you to attach notes to a tweet. These notes can be viewed when you click on the binoculars button on the tweet itself. What this means in essence, is that additional context about the statements made in your tweet would be...

Nov22

Twitter unveils its new Live Shopping interface

Posted by Ola Ric on Nov 22, 2021

Twitter unveils its new Live Shopping interface

Twitter has just unveiled its new Live Shoppin platform. This makes the microblogging platform the latest social media company to do so. The social media giant will host its first shopping livestream this Sunday at 7PM ET. The “Cyber Deals Sunday” stream will see Twitter collaborate with Walmart, and will take place during the post-Thanksgiving weekend. The 30-minute show will be hosted by Jason Derulo, and will feature “electronics, home goods, apparel, seasonal décor, surprise special guests, and much more.” According to promotional images released by Twitter, its live shopping platform is split between a video livestream, an online catalog, and a feed of tweets. The stream, according to The Verge, will continue in a picture-in-picture mode if you follow a link to a retailer’s website. Shopping, according to Twitter, will be accessible to all platforms with limitations for Android users. Android uses will be able to watch the stream, but not engage with its shopping capabilities. Twitter is capitalizing on users’ growing interest in ecommerce when it started experimenting on new shopping features a couple of months ago. The experimental feature which has been confirmed by Twitter, will display tweets that link out to ecommerce product page. The feature which takes the form of a new Twitter card, will have a “Shop” button and integrate product details directly into your tweets. This will include the product’s name, shop’s name, and product pricing. The experiment may not be unconnected with a statement made by Twitter Revenue Lead, Bruce Falck, during an event in April. In the statement per TechCrunch, Falck said: “We’re…starting to explore ways to better support commerce on Twitter.” “This demand gives us confidence in the power of combining real-time conversation with an engaged and intentional audience. Imagine easily discovering, and quickly purchasing, a new skincare product or trendy sneaker from a brand you follow with only a few clicks,” he added. Social media companies continue to explore the ecommerce option as a means of increasing their revenue base. YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and a host of others are among platforms that have bought into online shopping. The pandemic also encouraged social media companies to embrace online shopping. Since millions of people now prefer to do their shopping online as a safety measure against the pandemic, it has become necessary for Twitter and the likes to embrace...

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Nov23

Twitter adds new way for Birdwatch users to conceal their identity

Posted By Ola Ric on Nov 23, 2021

Nov22

Twitter unveils its new Live Shopping interface

Posted By Ola Ric on Nov 22, 2021

Sep21

Twitter is working on alt text reminder setting

Posted By Ola Ric on Sep 21, 2021

Image Credit: @wongmjane A reminder that lets you add description to your image before posting will not be a bad idea. Twitter is reportedly working on the feature. Twitter per Jane Manchun Wong has started testing the feature. Called “Description Reminder;” the feature will most likely work as an alert before you hit the tweet button. For the very busy social media user who has got a lot to deal with, posting an image without alt...

Jun04

Twitter is officially testing a new way to join Spaces

Posted By Ola Ric on Jun 4, 2021

Twitter is working on a new Spaces tab—a button that allows you to join an audio conversation. This has never been a part of the audio feature since it was officially launched not quite long ago. With the button, which is still being tested, you will be able to join an ongoing audio conversation. In a series of tweets last Thursday, Twitter announced that the button is still being tested, and available to only a handful of users now....

Jun03

Twitter deletes president Buhari’s genocidal tweet

Posted By Ola Ric on Jun 3, 2021

Image Credit: Channels TV Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has had his tweet where he threatened to use maximum force on breakup agitators deleted by Twitter. Twitter’s decision to take down the genocidal tweet came after several online protests asking that the microblogging platform dish out the same punishment it handed out to Trump. Recall that Twitter deleted several of Donald Trump’s tweets where the ex-president used words...

May21

Twitter’s new verification guidelines are now available to the public

Posted By Ola Ric on May 21, 2021

Image Credit: Twitter Twitter announced on Thursday that its new verification guidelines are now available to the general public. Twitter’s blue badge, which is one of the most coveted in the social media world, is what distinguishes any account of public interest or public figures from the rest. The social media company said it will start displaying the new verification application directly in the Account Setting tab to all users...

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Twitter adds new way for Birdwatch users to conceal their identity

Twitter unveils its new Live Shopping interface

Twitter adds new way for Birdwatch users to conceal their identity

Twitter unveils its new Live Shopping interface

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Twitter is officially testing a new way to join Spaces

Twitter deletes president Buhari’s genocidal tweet

Twitter’s new verification guidelines are now available to the public

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