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Re:Reddit Strike Has Started by machdiamonds on Sunday June 11, 2023 @03:51PM (#36284947)
As a user, I think Twitter is better now, notably with the Community Notes feature that even Zuckerberg commended on Lex's podcast - I hope he introduces a similar concept. The option to post extended threads is appreciated. I hardly come across political content as I avoid engagement with it, and I find it beneficial that creating an account is no longer necessary for viewing Tweets and responses.
Re:Reddit Strike Has Started by nebula8804 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @06:53PM (#36286558)
If I understand correctly this was a feature already nearly completed as Twitter was being acquired and Elon just rolled it out and took credit.
Re:Reddit Strike Has Started by wpietri on Sunday June 11, 2023 @07:52PM (#36286961)
That's correct. It was launched as "Birdwatch" long before Musk arrived: https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/introduci...
Re:Reddit Strike Has Started by Dylan16807 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @08:39PM (#36287236)
> I find it beneficial that creating an account is no longer necessary for viewing Tweets and responses.

I don't recall it being truly necessary before, though there were annoying banners sometimes.

But right now "age restricted" tweets require a login, and the thing that makes tweets age restricted is the presence of images plus a very buggy per-account setting.