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Tweet annotation mockups

I am charmed by the idea of Twitter's post suggestions, offered above some tweets they show in their algorithmic timeline, and annotations, offered below some tweets to provide more context. They might look like this:

Here are a few they should consider implementing.

🤬 based on your prejudices, ...

🫠 similar users melted into a puddle at the sight of this tweet

🤤 ahegao

SO MUCH of Twitter is porn. I'm sorry, but this is what many of the tweet suggestions are actually saying.

Snitches get stitches

Known lies

Engagement bait, more like enragement bait, imo.

📄 this tweet contains a word you may have forgotten to mute

This would actually be a really helpful one!

Most of these are really just whining

A little geopolitics

Twitter is an important part of the global conversation.

This annotation via @girlbossmoder, who posted it with no politics intended as far as I know.

Fates and Furies

Via a locked account, which made the first tweet here along with the annotation.

The same annotation is perhaps also appropriate for this classic post:

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