Twitter users may still be adjusting to the site's new hearts, but the company is offering some relief to frustrated users who have been upset about another recent update.
The social network said Friday it would finally start to limit how often the blue dot notification appeared in the Moments tab within the Twitter app. It's not clear how much less often users should expect to see the rage-inducing dot, but it will likely be welcome news to many users.
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You Tweeted, we listened! Now the blue dot notification in Moments will appear less frequently.— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) November 7, 2015
A quick recap: Last month Twitter introduced Moments, a new section of its app that surfaces curated collections of tweets around specific news stories, events and other conversations happening on Twitter. The much-hyped feature was one of the company's biggest updates in years but all anyone could focus on was the blue dot that wouldn't go away.
The most controversial part of Moments pic.twitter.com/lgbRaudXnO— Karissa Bell (@karissabe) October 12, 2015
For once, Twitter, it seems, was listening. In a tweet Friday, the company said they would change the feature so the notification would appear "less frequently," though they didn't elaborate on how often it would appear.
While many users are relieved, some took the opportunity to complain about the other feature everyone seems to hate: the new favorites, er likes.
@TwitterMoments no one likes the heart. Hope you're listening to that lol— karina (@knzuri) November 7, 2015
@TwitterMoments please get rid of the tacky hearts.— Amy (@aharbo) November 7, 2015
@TwitterMoments now get rid of the stupid heart, please.— Mythili Sampathkumar (@RestlessRani) November 7, 2015
@TwitterMoments Now bring back the star.— Karsten Kinstler (@KarstenKinstler) November 7, 2015
While it seems unlikely Twitter would reverse course on the despised heart, this change, at least, proves that Twitter is (sometimes) listening. Maybe there's still hope for that star.