It's so annoying when platforms and product managers think they know better than their users. People want to retweet and they will even if you remove this feature (as they were before it existed). It basically comes off as Twitter doesn't like the users they have or the behavior they want.
It's really hilarious that they use Gamergate as an example of why retweets are bad. That was a massive manifestation of the above concept. Journalists and platforms thought they knew better than gamers and users and they went to war with each other. Gamergate as a grassroots, distributed movement was very interesting and it's sadly not surprising that "the powers that be" want to reign back in control of the narrative.
It's also ironic that there's a gigantic "Share" and "Tweet" button at the top of this article. As if Buzzfeed isn't entirely guilty of creating clickbait and pumping it into social media to inflame and degrade conversation. The title of this post is literally: “We Handed a Loaded Weapon to 4-Year-Olds”. That is not elevated conversation.
It's really hilarious that they use Gamergate as an example of why retweets are bad. That was a massive manifestation of the above concept. Journalists and platforms thought they knew better than gamers and users and they went to war with each other. Gamergate as a grassroots, distributed movement was very interesting and it's sadly not surprising that "the powers that be" want to reign back in control of the narrative.
It's also ironic that there's a gigantic "Share" and "Tweet" button at the top of this article. As if Buzzfeed isn't entirely guilty of creating clickbait and pumping it into social media to inflame and degrade conversation. The title of this post is literally: “We Handed a Loaded Weapon to 4-Year-Olds”. That is not elevated conversation.