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Yesterday, Twitter announced a temporary change to the retweet functionality. It is even easier to retweet all posts except certain articles. Users of the social network have certainly noticed that yesterday, the retweet buttons were disabled for certain accounts. It was no longer possible to click this button or quote a post that appealed to us more. A few hours later everything is back to (almost) normal. Except the retweet button. As an explanation the changes were announced in the official account of the social platform twitter through this tweet: Hey everyone, we made a temporary change to the Retweet function. When you hit the Retweet button, you can either add a comment to Quote Tweet or leave it blank and hit the Retweet button. pic.twitter.com/SkkoqAqXsV — Twitter (@Twitter) October 21, 2020 The post reads: "Hi everyone, we've made a temporary change to the Retweet feature. When you tap the Retweet button, you can either add a comment to Quote Tweet, or leave it blank and hit the Retweet button." The main reason for this temporary change is said to be an update to prevent the mass sharing of fake news in the USA around the current elections. Indeed in its blog, the company pledged to protect the elections by fighting against the spread of information that could harm or interfere with the current 2020 elections. Retweeting an article The second feature of twitter retweeting is to force users to read the article before sharing it. Indeed many people share the articles without reading their contents. They are based only on the titles of the tweet. The platform has decided to take measures to prevent this behavior. "Reading an article before retweeting it? It's growing. Before retweeting an article, we remind you to read it first. " - Says the global giant on his tweet. Reading an article before Retweeting it? That's growth. Before you Retweet an article, we'll remind you to read it first. pic.twitter.com/oVyTmSCc7O — Twitter (@Twitter) October 21, 2020 Conclusion All these features could prevent twitter bots from sharing information leading to interference with US elections and also false information. We like the new feature that makes it easier to share information while reminding us to be careful about what we share. And you what do you think ? You might like Twitter: 7000 accounts deleted in recent weeks and The apps every African should use in 2020