Twitter’s New Feature Has Brought Us Right Back To Bebo Days

It seems like Twitter is morphing into a Facebook/Insta/Bebo hybrid as users are now able to like things using a heart button. Previously the way to show you approved of a tweet was using the favourite button, which comes in the shape of a star. Simply put, instead of a yellow star, you'll now be using a red heart to show the love and we can't help but think back to Bebo when social media was a lot simpler.* *although to be fair, figuring out who you should share the love with was a very tough task.

You can say a lot with a heart. Introducing a new way to show how you feel on Twitter: https://t.co/WKBEmORXNW pic.twitter.com/G4ZGe0rDTP

— Twitter (@twitter) November 3, 2015

Twitter has said that the gold star "confused people" and a statement announcing the change read "you might like a lot of things, but not everything can be your favourite". Discussing the new feature, a Twitter spokesperson read: "The heart, in contrast, is a universal symbol that resonates across languages, cultures, and time zones. "The heart is more expressive, enabling you to convey a range of emotions and easily connect with people. And in our tests, we found that people loved it". Twitter's live streaming video app, Periscope uses hearts as a way of allowing users to show that they like a video so the new change isn't really that surprising. Judging by the tweets so far, people don't seem too happy.

Rubbish. Hearts are for Instagram. Stars are for Twitter. The rules! https://t.co/t21G4RraQc

— Anna Sulan Masing (@AnnaSulan) November 3, 2015

Chanel Vs Walmart pic.twitter.com/Wqo5rOIS8i

— Shady Music Facts (@musicnews_shade) November 3, 2015

Whoooooa, Twitter changed the favorites stars into hearts? This is weird.

— Katie Bee (@breakpointsaved) November 3, 2015

Not sure I want to "heart" harrowing news stories

— Lauren Laverne (@laurenlaverne) November 3, 2015

Not sure I want to "heart" harrowing news stories

— Lauren Laverne (@laurenlaverne) November 3, 2015