Tech

Here’s How Users Responded To Twitter’s ‘Read The News Story’ Experiment

By
OB Bureau

New Delhi: Twitter shared the encouraging results of an experiment it launched last May among Android users on Wednesday.

“Headlines don’t tell the whole story. You can read the article on Twitter before Retweeting,” read the Twitter banner.

After seeing these warnings, 40 per cent of the users clicked more often on the news links they were about to share via their account. While the fact that they clicked does not necessarily mean that the user read the article in question in its entirety, Twitter revealed that a third of those involved in the experiment (33 per cent) retweeted more press articles after having read them.

The study also showed that some users changed their minds about sharing certain stories on their account after having consulted them.

“It’s easy for articles to go viral on Twitter. At times, this can be great for sharing information, but can also be detrimental for discourse, especially if people haven’t read what they’re tweeting,” Twitter Director of Product Management Suzanne Xie was quoted as saying by Tech Crunch.

Twitter has announced that this new feature will be tested by every user in the coming weeks.

Twitter’s new feature is rolling out at a time when the tech giants are under attack because of harmful and fake medical and conspiracy-promoting information spreading on their platforms.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Temple Attack In Canada: Political Space Given To Extremists, Says Jaishankar

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed serious concerns regarding the increasing…

November 5, 2024

[Watch] Samantha Ruth Challenges Past Failures For A Better Future In Films

Mumbai: During an Ask Me Anything session, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who had set the…

November 5, 2024

Senior Servitor Blames Heritage Corridor For Cracks On Boundary Wall Of Jagannath Temple In Puri

Puri: After Odisha's Law Minister, a senior servitor of Jagannath Temple in Puri has blamed…

November 5, 2024

One-Night Stands To Forced Abortions, Somy Ali’s Shocking Allegations Against Salman Khan

Mumbai: Salman Khan’s ex-flame Somy Ali, during a recent ‘Ask Me Anything’ session on Reddit,…

November 5, 2024

Odisha Govt Orders Transfer Of Ministerial Staff Of Registration Offices In 7 Days

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has ordered the transfer of all the ministerial employees of the…

November 5, 2024

Odisha Cong Leaders Seek Governor’s Intervention In Mango Kernel Deaths

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party has sought the intervention of Odisha Governor in death of two…

November 5, 2024

This Is How Anushka Sharma Wished Virat Kohli On His Birthday!

New Delhi: Anushka Sharma has once again shared the cutest birthday wish for her husband…

November 5, 2024

Odisha CM Orders RDC-Level Probe Into Mango Kernel Deaths In Kandhamal

Bhubaneswar: With the death of two women in the mango kernel incident in Kandhamal triggering…

November 5, 2024