X is testing the removal of like, comment, and repost buttons from replies | Mashable.
X is testing the removal of like, comment, and repost buttons from replies
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| X is testing out another design change that potentially removes the "ratio." Credit: Jaque Silva/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images |
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, is once again planning a controversial design change to the platform.
X is currently testing the removal of like, comment, and repost buttons, along with their counts, from replies to posts. The view count would be removed from reply posts as well.
This change to X has not yet been released, but was discovered in code of the most recent X app, X for iOS v10.53, by X user @aaronp613. New features and platform changes discovered this way don't always go live and sometimes remain unreleased. However, this does shows that the company is seriously considering the move and officially testing out the removal of these buttons and counts.
The removal of these features would only affect how replies look while viewing the original post. If a user clicked on a reply, the post page for that reply would reveal the like, comment, and report buttons and views.
Unpopular changes to X
Removing interaction counts from replies would undoubtedly change the culture of X by affecting the social media meme known as the "ratio." When a user publishes a controversial or unpopular post on X, the reply posts from users who comment in the replies often receive more reposts and likes than the original post. This is known as a "ratio."
Musk is no stranger to making major cultural changes to X. Of course, the most obvious example is the complete rebranding of Twitter to X and the removal of the vernacular "tweet" to refer to posts.
Most recently, Musk's X made all users' likes private, a move that the company admitted was made in order to protect users who like controversial posts.
However, there have also been instances where X has backtracked on unpopular changes. Last year, X removed link headlines from posts because Musk did not like the way it looked. The contextless link previews caused trouble on the platform and X soon-after reverted back to displaying headlines.
Last month, another similar X test was discovered in the code of the X for iOS app that removed like, comment, and reply buttons from the main original post when viewed in the feed. This change required that users swipe left or right to interact with a post. As of publishing, X has yet to make this feature live.
Topics Social Media Twitter Elon Musk
At this point, I just can't fathom why people are still on Twitter! (yes, I'm refusing to call it X as it's fvcking moronic)
ReplyDeleteI'm still there since there are a few Tory MPs who haven't blocked me.
DeleteHope youāll delete once youāve achieved the accolade in its totality š
Deletenever even had a Twitter account.... š
DeleteMashable are not only on X, but they pay Elon to be there.
DeleteYou might have to ask why you follow these people who make you hate others for buying a company.
What he needs to remove are the hoods from his Teslas.
ReplyDeleteI have not used Twitter for 4 years now I uninstalled it
ReplyDeleteHow can musk show the world how many comments he gets
ReplyDeletecould work. often people repost replies out of context and that is not necessarily great.
ReplyDeleteBut removing likes sounds counter intuitive. Would probably reduce engagement.
Would love to see what solution they have in mind to remedy the impact of the changes.
solution? He will probably sue somebody
DeleteItās his go-to move.
nonsense.
Deletenonsense is misusing the courts to get revenge on people who wonāt do business with you.
DeleteBut my comment was a joke Or more precisely sarcasm.
Iāve been using the Threads platform. Great alternative!
ReplyDeleteIt needs to be totally pulled.
ReplyDeleteFreedom of speech this guy claimed he was protecting
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody really use this platform anymore?
ReplyDeletethere are a lot of bots on the platform
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Deleteonly all major governments, institutions, famous people and personalities that are nowhere else to be found as well as all major media and journalists.
Deletehe is going to change it. but that requires a lot of work and time because western audiences are not yet ready for all in one apps.
Deletemajor social media sources do not offer likes or reposting. so it is not such a big deal.
Politically adversarial and thus, shortsighted people make fun of the changes on twitter/X but many have already been copied by other social media, (subscription) and some even tried to completely replicate Twitter by spinning out new services (i.e. Threads)
Elon changed his mind about buying Twitter and tried pulling out of the deal. In the end he was forced to buy it. I think he's purposely running it into the ground so he can claim losses which will lower his already insanely low tax burden. Just a thought
ReplyDeleteDid you read it? "The removal of these features would only affect how replies look while viewing the original post. If a user clicked on a reply, the post page for that reply would reveal the like, comment, and report buttons and views." And it hasn't even happened.
ReplyDeleteJust remove the ability to post.
ReplyDeleteControls to protect yourself from the narcissistic injuries ?
ReplyDeletePeople need to wake up and ask themselves who Elon Musk truly really is?? Controlled opposition perhaps!? False hope!? I have never seen a billionaire with so much money invested into the auto industry space technology and whatever else have so much time to be posting things all day and every day!? Opinions on everything, opinions on every country, opinions on any election and the list goes on and on! Like this guy literally has more time at any hour of the day for social media than any teenager on this planet on summer holidays at the moment to socialize on the internet but yet he runs these immense billion dollar businesses? Give me a break!!! I barely can take time in my day to reply to this post while being an average person but hereās Elon every single day and all day!?? Really???
ReplyDeleteCan we test the removal of Elon Musk? Sounds promising to me.
ReplyDeleteSpace Karen will not be content until he drives every last cent of value out of what used to be Twitter. Never in history has a brand been single-handedly destroyed by a narcissistic egomaniac dilettante as quickly as Twitter. Tesla, in brand value is not far behind. https://imgur.com/a/j4XtubR
ReplyDeleteSeems like a great way to ensure freedom of speech?????
ReplyDeleteJust remove everything ā¦ itās a complete waste now.
ReplyDeletehttps://giphy.com/gifs/c2IZ3fB0rmRXy
ReplyDeleteDoes somebody actually care?
ReplyDeleteBecause no one cares about how many followers they have or likes they get or any comments others might have on their post ā¦.AT ALL !
ReplyDeleteItās a NEW thing called Anti-Social Networking !!! š
Everyone just likes posting into a black hole š
What would the point of the remaining Twitter? Well, it' not like it was really worth anything before.
ReplyDeleteYes there must still be a few ways in which His Elon-ness hasnāt screwed up twitter, but I have confidence he will find them all. And gosh, it was so perfect before.
ReplyDeletePersonally, and fwiw, I would advocate the removal of āXā from all devicesā¦
ReplyDeleteWhy does anyone use this social media site. Musk is so creepy
ReplyDeleteso many other platforms
ReplyDeletetwitter is one of the only things the RWNJs haven't been able to control. he is simply trying to shut down objections to whack jobs
ReplyDeleteOMG, is that the form of $44 billion free-speech that Elon been bragging about?
ReplyDeleteWhat an insecure oaf he is.
ReplyDeleteWhat a disgusting person with a god complex. I will not support anything associated with his name attached
ReplyDeleteNow if he can just remove post and the ability to read, X would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteThe narcissist psychopath is on the war path. He doesnāt like being challenged
ReplyDeleteI am testing the removal of the X app from my life.
ReplyDeleteSoon, Elon Musk's $44 billions is about to evaporate into thin air š¤š¤
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for addressing you in public, but this is the only way I can get in touch with you. I understand that contacting you without your consent would be considered impolite. I'm intrigued by your profile, and if it's not too much trouble, I'd love it if you could send me a message request or click on my profile to add me as a Facebook friend. Soon, I hope to hear from you.
ReplyDeleteHow about testing the removal of Elon Musk? Asking for a friend.
ReplyDeleteHuh? That's stupid.
ReplyDeleteI'm always happy to see what you share here on Facebook, but we're not friends yet, I've tried sending you a request several times but it doesn't go through. I would be so happy if you can just click on my profile and send me a request, but if you find this message embarrassing, please forgive my manners, have a safe day thank you so much
DeleteDelete yourself, X
ReplyDeleteSo, the free speech absolutist is going out of his way to limit speech? .....got it.
ReplyDeleteThe establishment and their bootlickers don't like X because it cannot be controlled by them.
ReplyDeleteYou're weird.
Deleteyou mean I think for myself. I suppose that is "weird" in 2024.
Deleteyou donāt think, period. You joined a personality cult - probably more than one - and just regurgitate the bs youāre spoon fed.
Deleteyou know fk all about me and my opinions you presumptious moron. Foxtrot oscar.
Deleteincelwaffen MF.
Deletebrilliant š¤£
Deleteisnāt that the point of āfree speechā? That it canāt be controlled?
DeleteOf course, Musk isnāt actually in favor of free speech. Just speech that he likes.
You freaks posted this a a day or two ago....
ReplyDeleteBut you still have not responded to the question
WHY IS Mashable ON X AND WHY DOES Mashable PAY ELON TO BE THERE!
I don't understand why people keeps using this lunatic's social media platform, I shutdown my account and profile the minute I learned that he'd purchase it and I don't miss it....
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ReplyDeleteElmo Musk is a CONservative repukkkelican douche bag
ReplyDeleteCAUSE NOBODY LIKES X AND ELON SHOULD GO BACK TO SOUTH AFRICA WHERE HE WAS BORN AND BELONGS.
ReplyDeleteTwitter users will run away even faster....
ReplyDeleteElmo is tired of Nazis and racist content getting ratioād. He wants to suppress negative public opinion about bigoted speech.
ReplyDeleteJust remove the whole site instead.
ReplyDeleteDump "X" !!!
ReplyDeleteAi bot universe
ReplyDeleteElon the Dolt.
ReplyDeletešššššššššššš
ReplyDeleteFreedumb!!!!š¤£š¤£š¤£
ReplyDeleteāIf you donāt like my post ill sue youā
ReplyDeleteElon musk
Probably
No one can convince me he wasn't put in to destroy that app ... Because if not he's made horrific business decisions
ReplyDeleteit should be.... all social media should be really
DeleteX is apparently testing removal of most of its users from the platform.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad I left the day he purchased. What crap show.
ReplyDeleteI did the same thing. The day he bought it I said Iām done!
DeleteIn all fairness with the quality nowadays of interaction on any social media platform, this is probably good news.
ReplyDeleteAnything that puts it as far as possible from the woke twitter it was is great
ReplyDeleteif you hate woke so much, go back to Russia, you'll find it the perfect woke-free country you remember it being š¤¦āāļø
DeleteLet's test the removal of X š
ReplyDeleteWhy don't they try to remove Musk instead?
ReplyDeleteWhat?
ReplyDeleteIf you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchenā, Elon.
ReplyDeletePast users have been testing the removal of āXā and anything to do with Elon š
ReplyDeleteThe right wing propaganda radio in our region, in canada, is called radio X and I'm thinking "X" is their rallying banner like the X on the confederate flag.
ReplyDeleteEither that or Elon is complicit in the new kleptocracy, where the heads of big american companies crash stocks and short sells all the way down, making money hand over fist. Go Woke go broke is part if their tactics to increase polarization and hate, while laughing all the way to the bank.
Cry harder !
DeleteIām opening bets on when Elon gets another hair transplant.
ReplyDeleteWe just need to remove X
ReplyDeleteI quit using Twitter 4 years ago & uninstalled the app
ReplyDeleteAnyone who's still on that platform is a glutton for punishment.
ReplyDeleteHow is the removal of something people use all the time a "feature"?
ReplyDeleteJust close the app. Itās been destroyed piece by piece.
ReplyDeleteThat's what the rich does all the time, control the people, like North Korea, Russia, and China. Anyone can laugh all they want, but it's been going on for hundreds of years, in every country around the world. Ones that laugh are probably in on it themselves.
ReplyDeleteOr, they are just measuring the impact of such a move, and have no intention of rolling it out.
ReplyDeleteBut why let facts get in the way of a good story.
The man of "Free Speech" is on top of taking the freedom to like, comment, and repost buttons from replies away from the Users away...
ReplyDeleteNo he is not. All of those will still be available. Itās just a matter of making the design more clean and focused. To interact with a post you just click on it first, then you can like and repost to your hearts contentā¦ š
DeleteCool, it's going to be less popular than Tumblr
ReplyDeletehttps://giphy.com/gifs/JBSLCI06HEUPm
I mean, if they get rid of all the elements that make Twitter a social media, then what is it going to be now?
ReplyDeletepropaganda mouthpiece
Deleteantisocial personality media
ReplyDeleteIf people can't communicate they can't discuss our debate the truth... censorship 100%... once they learned they could control us using nerualink by linking two people together it was game over... its time for the dictatorship...š¤£šš¤£
ReplyDeleteOnce again #elonmusk thinking he knows best #twitter was an unbelievable tool while #x is a joke
ReplyDeleteI signed up for Twitter, not "Twatter". š¤Ø
ReplyDeleteMusk X a completely contradictory character
ReplyDeleteAlways saying one thing doing the exact opposite
So it will be a non-social social media then. Lmao
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ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone still use X?
ReplyDeleteXit, stage left?
ReplyDeleteElon Musk is suicidal. Although he can do whatever he wants with his $44 billions investment, X users will migrate to another platforms that have the same things he cancels š¤·š¤·āāļø
ReplyDeleteEverything is for Elon to have a better experience
ReplyDeleteThat will work out amazingly I'm sure. LOL
ReplyDeleteX is currently testing the removal of like, comment, and repost buttons, along with their counts, from replies to posts. The view count would be removed from reply posts as well. š https://bit.ly/45yhR7O
ReplyDeleteWhy? What will that accomplish?
ReplyDeleteThe greatest glory in living lies not in never falling
ReplyDeletebut in rising every time we fall
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Stay blessed.ā
Never used it, never will.
ReplyDeletehe's definitely intentionally trying to kill twitter.
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Why?
ReplyDeleteChairman musk
ReplyDeleteX IS A DUMBster š„ fire.
ReplyDeleteI gave up yrs ago, checked days ago. Itās a GOP echo chamber dude fest š¤£
People use social media for the gratification of the likes. So removing it will kill the usage. I'm ok with that but seems like a bad business move.
ReplyDeleteSoon they will want us only communicating this way. ššš
ReplyDeleteIt's all about free speech
ReplyDelete...but the defamatory deep-fakes and blatant partisan censorship are here to stay!
ReplyDelete#sissyspacex even ruined the #Twitter š½š¤·š½āāļø
ReplyDeleteSocial media civil war is inevitable.
ReplyDeleteDeplorable.
ReplyDeletewow. so innovative. š¤”
ReplyDeleteDying on the vine š¤Ŗ
ReplyDeleteCan it be used against individuals he disagrees with or is it a blanket change? Looks like some less than ethical stuff he is always up to.
ReplyDeleteJust kill it completely and get it over with, please, so people can move on.
ReplyDeleteElon canāt stand the heat so tries to end the fire!luckily never made a tweet in my life.
ReplyDeleteHow about a test removal of Ego Mush š
ReplyDeleteSo it basically becomes a fckn bulletin board of lies and hatred. Oh GREAT š
ReplyDeleteOh Mr free speech cutting off your free speech
ReplyDeleteWe just need to remove X
ReplyDeleteWhy is anyone still on this white supremacist owned site?
ReplyDelete