Ever since Elon Musk took over the reins at Twitter, there have been a host of changes. These include paid verification, mass layoffs, suspension of accounts that engage in impersonation, and more. Now the new Twitter CEO has revealed a new change coming to the microblogging platform.
Musk claims that Twitter will get rid of the feature that displays device details like ‘Twitter for iPhone’ and ‘Twitter for Android’. The label is shown on the user’s tweet just beside the date and time information. Musk adds that it is a waste of screen space. Twitter’s help centre says that the source labels help the user understand how a tweet was posted.
The new feature should come as a sigh of relief for users. There have been numerous instances where brands especially from Android and ambassadors promoting products have been caught red-handed. Huawei, Samsung, Google to name a few, have been caught on multiple occasions marketing their devices from their iPhones through the “Twitter for iPhone” label. Readers are quick to notice this thereby resulting in embarrassing moments. In 2018, Hollywood actress Gal Gadot was caught promoting the Huawei Mate 10 Pro on Twitter using an iPhone. In the same year, Anushka Sharma promoted the Google Pixel phones by using an iPhone. In 2021, Samsung Mobile US released a tweet to advertise the Galaxy Unpacked event using an iPhone.
Musk killing the ‘Twitter for iPhone’ label will spoil a lot of fun among tech enthusiasts and observers. But on the bright side, the proposed change will also save brands from awkward moments. It remains to be seen when Twitter plans to remove the labels.
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