Article 5JD98 Twitter could be working on Facebook-style reactions

Twitter could be working on Facebook-style reactions

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Mitchell Clark
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Twitter could be adding some new emojis to augment its formerly star-shaped, currently heart-shaped Like button, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. The assets Wong found - which have been reliable predictions of future features in the past - show cheer," hmm," sad," and haha" emoji reactions, though some currently only have a placeholder emoji.

Facebook has had a similar set of reactions since 2016. But Wong's leak shows that Twitter could be taking a slightly different path when it comes to which moods it wants users to express: while it has laughing and sad expressions in common with Facebook, Twitter may also include a makes-you-think and cheer option. Twitter doesn't seem to have the angry" expression that Facebook...

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