Twitter says the pop-up will « help promote informed discussion » and « encourage people to read a linked article » before retweeting.
Despite a recent high-profile spat with Donald Trump, Twitter’s latest move could actually prove to be a great help to the president – a « read before you retweet » prompt.
Not one to shy away from posting controversial comments – or retweeting those of others – Mr Trump could benefit from the new pop-up which has been designed to « promote informed discussion ».
It will appear if users attempt to retweet an article posted by another user without first having clicked on it.
It is being trialled initially for US Android users only.
Twitter said: « Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you tweet it.
« To help promote informed discussion, we’re testing a new prompt on Android – when you retweet an article that you haven’t opened on Twitter, we may ask if you’d like to open it first.
