Facebook and Twitter Are Rethinking Their Share Buttons
Both companies added friction to their sharing process in recent months.
Starting this week, Facebook will slow you down a bit when you go to share Covid-related photos and memes. When you hit the Share button on these images, the company will show you the date they originally appeared, forcing you to consider whether you still want to pass them along.
Facebook’s new safeguard, and others like it, didn’t get much attention a…