Twitter is Testing a New Feature that Will Require Users to Read an Article before Retweeting

Twitter yesterday announced it will start testing a new feature that will prompt users to think before they tweet articles they haven’t read.

For now the test is limited to Android users in English.  The new feature will prompt a user to open an article before retweeting it.Twitter did not say when it plans to bring the feature to additional operating systems.

Twitter said, “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.”

The test is one of Twitter’s moves at curbing misinformation and encourage meaningful discussions on the platform. Last month, Twitter launched a test that allows users to limit who can reply to their tweets on Android, iOS, and the company’s web app.

Also for now, some users are able to restrict replies to everyone, people they follow, or people they mention. In recent months, Twitter has rolled out additional features like the ability to hide specific replies to tweets. It is also testing a cleaner interface for threaded conversations on the platform.