Last week, Twitter began hiding the content of a deleted tweet that was embedded with an embed code on a web page, on the site where it was placed. This was not the case before, and deleted embedded tweets continued to appear on the site in question.
Eleanor Harding, Product Manager of Twitter, stated in her statement on the subject that they hide the deleted tweets placed on the web page to respect the privacy of users, while social media experts said the company made this decision. that led to the falsification of publicly available information they criticized.
Elon Musk statement from Twitter employees that will create an event
Some Twitter employees are worried that the company may have problems in the future due to the statements made by Elon Musk.
Twitter no longer hides deleted tweets
Twitter took a step back after the backlash. Now, as before, even if a tweet placed on a website is deleted, its content will still be visible. For a better understanding of the subject, you can refer to the post below.
Although former US President Donald Trump’s @realDonaldTrump account was closed, the content of his tweets can be read on news sites.
A Twitter spokesperson told the media, “After evaluating the feedback we’ve received, we’re reverting this change for now as we explore different options. Your feedback helps us make Twitter better.” used the phrases.
Social media platforms take many criteria into account when developing a new feature. Even if an innovation is based on a reasonable and logical reason, companies can take a step back when they receive intense criticism from users. We saw the biggest example of this in the chronological order feature.
Last month, Twitter quietly removed the function of showing tweets on the homepage in chronological order by default. However, when this situation caused a reaction, the company abandoned its decision and added the feature back to the application. Likewise, Instagram removed the chronological order years ago, but brought it back in the past months.
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