Twitter will test Tweet Reactions in Turkey starting today. Twitter users in the region will now be able react to tweets with,., and. If you don't recall the chaos that followed when the heart react replaced your favorite star in 2015, be prepared.
Twitter introduced emoji responses to DMs last year. However, this isn't the same set. After Twitter conducted a survey in March asking users how they would react (ha) to a Facebook-like approach to tweet engagement and which emojis were most important to them. Some of the suggested emoji sets were agree or disagree buttons, dislike buttons, and Reddit-like upvotes or downvotes. Twitter's survey revealed that users are concerned about negative emoji feedback.
Twitter stated in a press release that anger and frustration are common emotions when reading tweets. However, some people may want to voice their disapproval with the Tweets. We want to see the impact of our current set emoji on conversations.
Twitter, unlike Facebook, doesn't test an angry reaction. This is contrary to what was suggested in its survey. Although this is probably due to users' hesitancy about negative responses, it is still possible that you have never been the recipient of an ill-intentioned ha ha reaction. It's not like Twitter doesn't have arguments without emoji responses.
Twitter stated that it would like emoji responses to allow people to express themselves more easily. This would, in a perfect world, lead to better participation in public conversations.
This is just the latest feature Twitter has experimented with over the past week. Your feed may also show interest-based communities and full-width videos and photos. Twitter stated that it will continue to take into account community feedback while it tests new emoji responses. It may expand its testing availability to other areas based on user responses.
This feature will be available for users in Turkey on iOS, Android, and web. It will be available in all three countries in the coming days.
