Twitter brings 'retweet' option back, netizens welcome news with hilarious memes

As microblogging site, Twitter, informed its users about restoration of ‘retweet’ feature on December 16, users, excitedly, launched a meme fest to celebrate good news. Since Oct. 20, social media platform h imposed restrictions on retweet option only allowing users to quote tweets in order to combat disinformation and unverified claims ahe of US election. Lindsay McCallum from Twitter communications team h rolled out a tweet saying “Think before you (re)tweet[.]”

restrictions were applied across all accounts "that obtained significant engment.” But with Twitter’s new update about lifting those bans and deemphasizing "quote tweet”, users expressed joy with comical memes, jokes, one-liners welcoming ‘retweet’ feature that finally me it home. “We’re switching back. You can w choose to Retweet,” San Francisco-based company informed, sharing post from October that h anunced a clampdown on Retweet function.

According to Twitter, at tie of election, re was an onslaught of tweets meant to incite interference with election process or with implementation of election results. And refore, company took a drastic step to encour people to d ir own commentary and Quote Tweet that just amplifying a Tweet that could be misleing. Upon restoration of feature, Twitter explained in a blog post that while use of Quote Tweets undoubtedly increased, users mostly quoted “single-word affirmations and 70 percent h less than 25 characters.” 

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Netizens launch meme fest

Having bagged one of most widely used features on Twitter back, a user appealed, “you listened to people w continue listening and d edit button.” comment was accompanied by a side-splitting SpongeBob meme to convey point. “May we also get folders for our bookmarks,” ar joked. “We did it, Joe, it’s back, we’re gonna be able to retweet post like rmal again!” Ar wrote sharing US vice president elect’s meme. Many such funny requests about edit button and memes welcoming restoration of retweet flooded platform as users dropped humour incessantly. 

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