Twitter nudges users to read articles before retweeting them

Today, @TwitterSupport announced a new feature that the social media platform is experimenting with. This new prompt would prompt users to read an article before it is retweeted, because sometimes a headline doesn't tell the full story.

Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you Tweet it.To help promote informed discussion, we're testing a new prompt on Android -- when you Retweet an article that you haven't opened on Twitter, we may ask if you'd like to open it first.— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) June 10, 2020

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