Twitter Now Prompts Users to Read Stories Before Retweeting Them

Twitter on Wednesday announced that its Android users would receive a prompt when they Retweet an article that hasn’t been opened by the users on the platform. The company said that the new feature is being introduced as a test and is intended “to help promote informed discussion.” In a separate tweet, Twitter explained that the experimental feature is currently restricted to one platform as it aids them to “build and test as fast and effectively as possible.” The company has been working on improving the meaningful conversation experience on the platform in the recent months. In mid May, Twitter launched another experimental feature that enabled users to select who can initiate a conversation to their tweet.

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Twitter Prompts Users to Read Before Hitting the Retweet Button

The company said that the experimental feature introduced on Wednesday would generate prompts only on links emerging from news outlets.

“It’s easy for links/articles to go viral on Twitter,” Kayvon Beykpour, product lead at Twitter, said in a tweet on Wednesday. “This can be powerful but sometimes dangerous, especially if people haven’t read the content they’re spreading. This feature (on Android for now) encourages people to read a linked article prior to Retweeting it.”

Following the announcement, several users have asked Twitter on whether the platform checks on what users do on other browsing tabs. In a separate tweet, Twitter said that the company would check on whether users have clicked on the links through the platform and not elsewhere.