Twitter is one of the most popular social networks. The microblogging platform differs from others primarily through its character limit.
While on other social platforms there are no limits to write text (or the limit is very long), Twitter offers a maximum limit of 280 characters.
So, Twitter posts are often characterized as ‘straight to the point’. Also, the social platform has been receiving some new features in recent years.
For instance, Twitter also offers ‘Spaces’, through which you can organize meetings with voice chat.
The latest Twitter feature is the ‘Downvote’ button. This button allows you to flag comments that may be irrelevant, offensive, etc., just like on Reddit.
Recently, the Twitter ‘Downvote’ button was massively rolled out to more users. But, it seems its position is not the most convenient, at least according to some (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
Twitter ‘Downvote’ button placement causing problems
Currently, the button occupies the same place that the ‘Like’ button occupied before. According to multiple reports, this is causing inconvenience to some users (1, 2, 3, 4).
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Some users accidentally downvoting tweets
The main problem seems to be that some users are accidentally downvoting tweets when trying to press the ‘Like’ button.
The positioning of the Twitter Like button has been the same for years. So, millions of users already have it mentally assimilated, to the point that they can press it almost without exactly looking.
But now, the usual position of the ‘Like’ button is occupied by the ‘Downvote’ button, which complicates things.
For the time being, users of the social network can only wait for their complaints to reach the ears of the Twitter team. That way, they could consider a change in the button positioning in the future.
We will update this story as events unfold.
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