Oh hey, just adding hashtags to /dev/null myself because I was unable to do this 19 years on Twitter...! #IDemandHashtags
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We don't intend on adding hashtags 😬
Oh no, why not?
Because they are a tool for humans to classify text, and often very abused on other social media. So instead we’re building machine-backed classification that humans don’t have to worry about
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That's the same reason Biz Stone used when he rejected them in 2007. But all good. It's your network. 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL8i-dIFOY0
Machine-backed classification wouldn't lead to topics like #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, or other emergent conversations.
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