RIP Twitter favs, killed by a half-assed ‘like’
Nov03
Twitter has officially killed the favorite button today, rolling out a new heart button labeled ‘like’ to replace it. The change, which rolls out today, feels like something Twitter is trying to do in the wake of Jake Dorsey being put in charge to prove that it, in fact, is not dead. It’s a sad death, because it feels like it’s not neccessary. The favorite, or fav for short, is something that made Twitter unique, and the ambiguousness of the star meant it lent to every situation you’d need. Over the years I’ve used it in many ways: Hate fav (my personal favorite)…
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