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It boggles my mind that Twitter still does not provide a built-in way to follow a hashtag.
by ihnorton 11y ago
It boggles my mind that Twitter still does not provide a built-in way to follow a hashtag.
- apetresc 11y agoThe day they implement that is the day that hashtags stop being useful. "JOIN OUR SWEEPSTAKES TWEET US FOR A FREE IPHONE #apple #gameofthrones #facebook #mylittlepony #android #sex" That already happens now when the only incentive is to hit some random searcher. When you're guaranteed millions of eyeballs instantly? Twitter's spam-detection services are not up to the task, and that's not even counting the non-spam but over-eager users.
- leonroy 11y agoConsidering the problems Twitter had in its earlier days just trying the basics performing well (which is a very hard problem, so not making a dig here) I'd imagine live hashtag filters for everyone would really slow down the service. It seems too much of a no-brainer feature to have so there has to be a technical reason why they haven't.