Twitter wants to label your tweet with a ‘Status’ in latest tests

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You may be rolling your eyes more than usual when you hear the word ‘Twitter’, but this isn’t another Elon Musk story. But that doesn’t mean you won’t roll your eyes, it’s still a Twitter story. The Blue Bird app is currently testing out a new ‘Status’ feature, debuting first in the U.S and Australia for a select few users.

Statuses are a selection of pre-written labels that tweeters can assign to a tweet to offer a little more information to a tweet. There are ‘A Thread’, ‘AMA’ and ‘Spoiler alert’ labels, to choose from. The point here is to save tweeters valuable characters by adding a label that would usually be typed out.

“Hot take” – Statuses are useless

Above, you can find the full list of available statuses for the unlucky few trying the feature out.

“For a limited time, we are testing a feature that allows you to add a status topic from a predetermined list to your Tweets to provide more context for your followers,” said a spokesperson for Twitter. “So whether you are about to drop a hot Tweet thread, share your shower thoughts, or have a bad case of the Mondays, your Tweets can better convey what you are up to.”

Yes, a Twitter spokesperson actually typed the words “drop a hot Tweet thread”, we couldn’t believe it either.

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Over here, you can see the ‘Hot Take’ label working its magic.

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One of the biggest downfalls with statuses is the fact that they’re non-customizable. That was a conscious decision from Twitter. People might be more open to the idea if they were able to make their own statuses. Most of the status labels are useless, particularly ‘A Thread’. When a thread is created, a ‘Show this thread’ button automatically appears underneath it.

Currently, there’s no announced date for the feature to roll out globally. And that’s if the feature ever reaches the rest of the world. Twitter might take the criticism and shelve the whole idea. Maybe that wouldn’t be a bad thing

Source: The Verge





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