{"id":75729,"date":"2020-09-26T06:36:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T03:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitter-will-soon-call-you-out-for-retweeting-articles-you-havent-actually-read\/"},"modified":"2020-09-26T06:36:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T03:36:35","slug":"twitter-will-soon-call-you-out-for-retweeting-articles-you-havent-actually-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-will-soon-call-you-out-for-retweeting-articles-you-havent-actually-read\/","title":{"rendered":"#Twitter will soon call you out for retweeting articles you haven\u2019t actually read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> will soon call you out for retweeting articles you haven\u2019t actually read<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/09\/Snag_79df351-796x417.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                            Back in June, Twitter began testing a feature that would prompt users to read an article before they retweet it. Because, you know, that\u2019s something everyone should be doing. Now the test is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterComms\/status\/1309178718456221696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1309178718456221696%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Faction%3Deditpost%3D1320132\">rolling out to everyone<\/a> \u2013and it\u2019s probably one of the smartest things the company has done in a while.<\/p>\n<p>As a recap, the feature essentially calls you out when you try to retweet an article that you haven\u2019t opened on Twitter. Before you\u2019re able to share, you\u2019ll see a prompt telling you that \u201cheadlines don\u2019t tell the full story.\u201d You\u2019ll then have to confirm you want to share.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter says that since it began testing the feature with a limited number of users, it has noticed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People open articles 40% more often after seeing the prompt<\/li>\n<li>people opening articles before retweeting in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> increased by 33%<\/li>\n<li>Some people end up not retweeting after actually opening the article<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? More reading \u2013 people open articles 40% more often after seeing the prompt<br \/>? More informed Tweeting \u2013 people opening articles before RTing increased by 33% <br \/>? Some people didn\u2019t end up RTing after opening the article \u2013 which is fine! Some Tweets are <br \/>best left in drafts ?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterComms\/status\/1309178716988354561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This a surprisingly encouraging result; it means people are sharing information in a more informed manner. The fact that some people are no longer sharing the article after opening it can only be a good thing. While Twitter doesn\u2019t specify if the feature led to reduced sharing of fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, it\u2019s not hard to see how encouraging people to actually read articles could make them more likely to share quality content.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What\u2019s next: <br \/>? Making the prompt smaller after you\u2019ve seen it once, because we get that you get it<br \/>?Working on bringing these prompts to everyone globally soon ? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/08WygQi06G\">pic.twitter.com\/08WygQi06G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterComms\/status\/1309178718456221696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m sure the feature will occasionally be annoying \u2014 say, if you read the article elsewhere \u2014 but the benefits outweigh the cons. As a reporter, I\u2019m well aware of how many people share articles based on a headline alone; it\u2019s part of why writing a headline takes a disproportionate amount of time relative to the rest of an article.<\/p>\n<p>While there\u2019s no word on exactly when you\u2019ll see the feature, the company says it will arrive \u201csoon.\u201d Here\u2019s to more informed tweeting.<\/p>\n<p><em>Via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/9\/25\/21455635\/twitter-read-before-you-tweet-article-prompt-rolling-out-globally-soon\">The Verge<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/twitter\/2020\/09\/26\/twitter-will-soon-call-you-out-for-retweeting-articles-you-havent-actually-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Twitter will soon call you out for retweeting articles you haven\u2019t actually read&#8221; Back in June, Twitter began testing a feature that would prompt users to read an article before they retweet it. Because, you know, that\u2019s something everyone should be doing. 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