Twitter is constantly working to improve its micro-blogging platform. Sometimes this involves adding minimal but very useful features. Here is a very interesting one.
Social networks, whatever they are, brought a notion of immediacy that we did not have, or much less, before. With such platforms, it is extremely easy to publish your opinions and feelings in the eyes of the world. Which is not necessarily a good thing. This can sometimes backfire on the author. However, there are certain protection mechanisms. Twitter offers one.
Twitter relaunches its confirmation function before sending
There are a lot of things, on a daily basis, that can be said in the moment, on the heat, and that we probably should not say, or at least not in public. In today’s digital world, it’s possible to take your time writing posts, replies, and more before you send them, but in the event that that doesn’t work out either, Twitter has you covered. Or at the very least, does the platform want to cover you by preventing you from tweeting something you might regret.
to avoid sending messages that you might regret
The platform has just announced the return of its confirmation feature before sending. For those who do not know, this feature was announced in May 2020. The company tested it with a few handpicked users before pausing this testing phase. Today, it seems that the function is ready to return to the front of the stage.
The operation is rather simple. It’s about analyzing what you write and if the algorithm detects something that looks dangerous, the platform will ask if you are sure you want to send as is or edit. Twitter won’t stop you from posting the post, but just prompts you to think twice about it before you hit the button and start any drama if necessary.
Of course, this will not free you from the consequences of your tweets. If these violate the terms of use of the platform, you may still be banned from Twitter. If your tweets violate any laws, you could get into trouble with the law, lose your job, etc.
Say something in the moment you might regret? ???? We’ve relaunched this experiment on iOS that asks you to review a reply that’s potentially harmful or offensive.
Think you’ve received a prompt by mistake? Share your feedback with us so we can improve. pic.twitter.com/t68az8vlYN
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) February 22, 2021
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