Twitter Tests Out New Emoji Reactions For Tweets, Like Facebook
Last year Twitter added emoji reactions to DMs but this time Twitter is beginning to test the emoji reactions for tweets; though only users located in Turkey can take part in testing the beta, twitter will roll out this feature in other regions after successful tests (hopefully), the company said in a statement that; “a Like doesn't always capture all the feels".
1/ Şimdi belirli bir süre için Türkiye'de Twitter Reaksiyonlarını test ediyoruz. Bunu gördüğünüzde, gerçekten ne düşündüğünüzü bize bildirmek için Beğen'e uzunca basın 🤔😢😂👏❤️ pic.twitter.com/a6jXp8DdR6
— Twitter Türkiye (@TwitterTurkiye) September 9, 2021
The idea behind the feature is to give people more ways to quickly show how they feel about a tweet, Twitter says, while providing authors better feedback about how their tweet has been received. The emoji are accessible via a long-press of the Like button, while a short tap will send a regular Like. This test feature aims to make the micro blogging giant much like Facebook which is owned by Mark Zuckerberg and has been offering this same feature since long ago, but the main question is if it will create positive vibes.
The announcement comes after twitter surveyed its users back in March how they would react if the platform were to adopt a Facebook-like way to engage with tweets, and what emojis they’d want to communicate with. In the survey, some of the proposed emoji sets included “agree” or “disagree” buttons, a dislike button, or Reddit-like upvotes and downvotes. But Twitter found from its survey that users were concerned about getting negative emoji feedback.
Twitter explains that it decided against choosing these negative emoji because people it surveyed said “they were concerned about receiving negative reactions to some of their thoughts.” A valid concern given how toxic many conversations on Twitter can be and how much the conversations escalate from a simple keyboard fight to death threats.
To keep the conversations civil, twitter has decided not to test include the angry emoji, it said in a statement; “some people want to express disagreement with Tweets, we’re not incorporating these as emoji reactions right now”. They further added that their goal is “always to support healthy public conversation”, and that they want to test out how this reaction system will impact conversations.
The company selected these 4 emojis because they resonate globally among almost all cultures, to back up their claim they cited user surveys and researches into the emojis most often tweeted. Reactions give people more ways to quickly show how they feel in conversations, while also giving those Tweeting a better understanding of how their Tweets are received, which could potentially lead to improved expression and participation in the public conversation,” the company said in a statement.
Once again it’s a note to the readers that this test is only available for Turkish users and the test can be done on all 3 main platforms (iOS, Android and Web).
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