Twitter users noticed that the font changed after hitting the social media platform today. The new font, which few people noticed, is largely similar to the old one. It can even be said that there are changes for only a few characters. Although Twitter did not explain why this change was made, some social media analysts explained their thoughts on the subject. So why did Twitter change the font? Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
Twitter changed its font to prevent fake accounts
Twitter users and social media analysts noticed a change in the font after it entered the platform with the desktop version today. It was claimed that the font change, which very few people can notice, except for those who are not experts in the field, was made to prevent counterfeit accounts.
Twitter has not yet made a statement on this matter. But the differences between the old and new fonts were supportive of social media analysts. Because the new font has features to distinguish between uppercase i and lowercase l letters. In addition, the differences that will make the number 0 and the capital letter o separate from each other are available in the new font.
As in the image above, such small differences will prevent creating fake accounts on Twitter. Because the same usernames cannot be obtained on the social media platform. However, using the similarities of letters and numbers, usernames that look the same but are different are created.
However, in terms of security, just changing the font of the social media platform will not be enough. Elon Musk is expected to add some innovations to prevent fake account creation in the future.
What do you, our readers, think about this issue? Do you think this change for Twitter font will prevent fake account creation? You can express your views in the Comments section.
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