Twitter Reportedly Working On A Feature That Encourages Tweetstorm

As the premier social media platform of choice by the current US commander-in-chief, Twitter is not really lacking in influence. However, the company is reportedly working on a feature that could make producing a Tweetstorm a lot easier. It’s currently in its test phase, but if it ever comes to the larger market, it will make drumming up controversy a lot easier.

The feature was first noticed by a user named Devesh Logendran and passed it on to Matt Navarra of The New Webb. Navarra then Tweeted about it, marveling at the possibility of Twitter’s potential Tweetstorm ambitions.

“WOAH! Twitter has a hidden tweet storm feature!” the Tweet reads.

As to why this news is even relevant, TechCrunch explains that creating an effective Tweetstorm using the conventional platform can be difficult, even for experienced users. It requires ensuring that the topic is coherent and the string of messages actually makes sense to the readers.

What the reported feature being tested would supposedly do is create a graphic user interface, which would then allow the Tweetstorm to be easily understood. By doing so, long-winded rants on the platform won’t be constrained too much by the 140 characters. When the publication contacted Twitter, the social network decided not to comment on the issue, saying “No comment to share on the record.”

Speaking of which, one solution to the Tweetstorm limitation would have been to expand the number of characters available, which Twitter briefly contemplated in the past. However, it would seem that the platform’s decision makers decided that keeping the character limit would be for the best, Recode reports.

As such, users will have to content themselves with the limited nature of the microblogging service. Then again, this might be exactly what makes Tweetstorms so powerful, and what makes them dangerous in the hands of malicious individuals.