Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years ago

After Axing Headlines, Elon Musk To Hide Retweet, Like Buttons On Twitter

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After Axing Headlines, Elon Musk To Hide Retweet, Like Buttons On Twitter

Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years ago

Elon Musk is indicating you'll need to tap a tweet in order to see the retweet and like buttons. 'This will greatly improve readability,' he says.

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making the experience worse to force people to click on tweets and drive up impressions inflating user counts

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