How Retweets Work, Twitter Seeks To Sl...: Changing

: The goal was to introduce "friction" into the sharing process, forcing users to pause and consider the content they were amplifying .

In October 2020, Twitter (now X) temporarily changed how the retweet button worked to slow the spread of misinformation ahead of the U.S. Presidential election . Instead of a one-click retweet, the platform began automatically prompting users to . How the Change Worked Changing how retweets work, Twitter seeks to sl...

: Users could still choose to retweet without adding a comment by leaving the composer blank and hitting the button again . Results and Reversal : The goal was to introduce "friction" into