Twitter to Users: ‘You Have Things in Common’

People replying to someone they don’t follow or engage with may see a prompt as part of a test

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Will you respond differently to someone you don’t know on Twitter if you and that person have something in common? The social network is running a test to find out.

Android users replying to someone they don’t follow or engage with may see a prompt called, “You have things in common,” that lists things like topics both people follow or mutual connections.



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The social network refers to the new feature as humanization prompts, and senior product manager for conversations Christine

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