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Twitter introduces voice tweets

panarmenian.net06/18th/2020, 9:12

Twitter introduces voice tweets

June 18, 2020 - 13:06 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Twitter on Wednesday, June 17 unveiled audio tweets for a "limited group" of iOS users who can create tweets with their voice. In the coming weeks, all iOS users should have access to voice tweets, CNN reports.

The feature comes after the launch of a buzzy, invite-only app called Clubhouse, which encourages users to spontaneously drop into voice chat rooms. But it also potentially opens the door to new forms of abuse, whether it be verbal harassment or spreading hateful content via audio that could be harder to detect initially than text.

When asked how the company would handle any abuse of the feature, a Twitter (TWTR) spokesperson said it's working to incorporate additional monitoring systems ahead of rolling voice tweets out more broadly. The spokesperson also said it would review any reported voice tweets in line with its rules and take action.

Twitter also said users won't be able to use audio to reply to tweets.

Creating a voice tweet is similar to regular tweeting, but users tap a new icon with wavelengt...

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