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You may have noticed that Twitter changed its font. It appears that Twitter’s goal was to make its platform more accessible. Unfortunately, Twitter ended up making it inaccessible for some. TechCrunch reported that the new font style is called “Chirp”. It is Twitter’s proprietary typeface. Other updates made the interface less cluttered, removing unnecessary divider lines. It appears Twitter was
Are you among the many people who really want to get that little, blue, verified checkmark on Twitter? Sadly, you are going to be stuck waiting for an indefinite period of time. Twitter has paused its verification process (once again). The Twitter Verified account tweeted: “We’ve temporarily hit pause on rolling out access to apply for Verification so we can
Twitter announced they are testing something called downvotes. The name of this potential feature is exactly the same as what Reddit uses to enable users to express dislike on a Reddit post. Twitter downvotes work differently than the ones on Reddit. Twitter Support tweeted: “Some of you on iOS may see different options to up or down vote on replies.
Twitter announced that they are currently testing a new version of TweetDeck with a limited number of people. The testing is invitation-only, and those who choose to participate are agreeing to provide feedback. For now, Twitter is limiting the preview version of TweetDeck to selected people in US, Canada, and Australia. As someone who uses TweetDeck on desktop, and who
Twitter has appointed a resident grievance officer in India days after Twitter lost the liability protections on user-generated content in the South Asian nation over non-compliance with India’s IT rules, TechCrunch reported. Previously, India’s IT Minister made a statement that he has chosen to disregard Section 230 of the Communications Act, which protects social media companies from being held liable
Twitter has lots its liability protection against user-generated content in India, TechCrunch reported. This happened after India’s government passed a law that required social media companies (such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Netflix) to acknowledge takedown requests of unlawful, misinformation, and violent content within 24 hours and deliver a complete redressal in 15 days. In a court filing on Monday,
There have been many Twitter users who want an edit button. Twitter does not seem to be interested in making one. Instead, Twitter confirmed to CNET that they are testing an “Undo Tweet” feature. It appears that the first to discover the “Undo Tweet” feature is Jane Manchun Wong, who posted a tweet about it. She wrote: “Twitter is working