Hot in the heels of Facebook introducing its own take on media collages a few days ago, Twitter has announced on Monday that it is revamping the way photos are to be displayed in users' feeds. In order to provide users with a more media-oriented experience, photos will now be displayed uncropped, in one of the company's attempts to transition from a primarily text-based platform to one that fully supports rich media, according to Tech Crunch.
Apart from displaying photos in their full size immediately, Twitter has also introduced an improved multi-photo display feature when tweeting multiple photos at a time. The feature allows users to select and emphasize a lead image which would be presented in a larger format than the others in the layout.
Though the new system definitely provides users an easier time scrolling and viewing through pictures in their feed, it also increases the risk of inadvertently seeing potentially sensitive and disturbing content. In the previous system, images were collapsed, giving users a choice between opening an image or keeping it cropped. With the new system, though, this is not possible anymore, reports The Independent.
Twitter does have the necessary technology to scan through the photos being uploaded, and users are also constantly reminded to report sensitive images immediately. With the new system in place, however, the margin of error grows much bigger.
The company seems well aware of the risks in the new image system, however, posting warnings in users' timelines instructing them to keep their settings up to date.
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