Are Twitter's birthday balloons broken?
We already know that Twitter is withering away like a sad little grape on a vine, but today it seems the party may really be over.
Yesterday, Feb. 2, a Twitter user claimed "TWITTER GOT RID OF BIRTHDAY BALLOONS" adding "elon is such a miserable little man he cannot bear the idea of anyone experiencing happiness." While Musk may indeed appear to be a miserable little man, we had to look into the claim about the balloons.
Tweet may have been deleted
Here's how the balloon feature usually works: When you sign up for Twitter, the site asks for your birthdate. When you view your own profile on that date, a note under your bio wishes you a "Happy Birthday" and a delightful little animation of multi-colored balloons floats across screen (PS tap to pop them). If you've made your birthdate settings public, the balloons appear to anyone visiting your profile, along with a message reading, "Today is their birthday!" Click the message, and the balloons appear again.
I did some digging, and I still see them on desktop on profiles that share their birthday publicly. But on the mobile app, the balloons are gone. And though "Today is their birthday!" still appears, you can't click on it for more balloons. Users are also reporting that they do not see the balloon animation when viewing their ownprofile on their birthday.
The only explainable reason for this might be happening is that you've turned off "reduce motion" in your Accessibility settings. To check on the mobile app, navigate to "Settings and Support" > "Settings and Privacy" > "Accessibility, display, and languages" > "Accessibility" > "Motion" and make sure "reduce motion" is turned off.
To see balloons, double check that you've toggled "reduce motion" to off.Credit: TwitterIf you tried that and the balloons aren't showing up for you today, I'm wishing you a happy birthday and encourage you to watch this hour-long animation of sweet little balloons to celebrate.
(责任编辑:产品中心)
- From Prairie Grasslands to Man
- Saff 2020 postponed until 2021
- Klopp hoping to keep Liverpool's title
- Facebook makes it clear: You can't make money from violence, porn, and fake news
- NASA says Earth just had the hottest day ever recorded
- iPhone 16 Pro new color will reportedly be Desert Titanium
- 白天领菜人挤人,晚上听歌肩并肩
- S. Korea's Navy retrieves debris of NK missile that flew over NLL last week
- Pakistani pilots question government list of 'dubious' pilots
- The Measurers
- Game of Thrones prequel casts Naomi Watts as a socialite with a secret
- Entry ban, rigorous screening in place at airports
- Donald Trump was joking when he said Russians should hack Hillary Clinton’s email.
-
Supercritical geothermal power: Limitless promise or impossible dream?
Supercritical geothermal power holds the promise of meeting humanity's energy needs for millions of ...[详细] -
NK leader conducts public outreach activities amid military provocations
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looks at a corn plant on his train in a documentary film about him, ...[详细] -
US ups ante, sends furlough notice to S. Korean workers
(123rf)The US military said it has started notifying nearly 9,000 South Koreans working for United S ...[详细] -
J.K. Rowling uses SpongeBob to sum up her feelings about Brexit
Wednesday, March 29, is a hugely significant day in Britain -- it's the day Prime Minister Theresa M ...[详细] -
From Prairie Grasslands to Man
The Tree-Planter’s State is not a moniker that Nebraska takes lightly. That’s because what early exp ...[详细] -
How the Berners’ final protest went bust.
PHILADELPHIA—You could not speak long with a Bernie Sanders delegate from California before hearing ...[详细] -
跨越海峡 融聚民族丨精美畲族视频,约你相聚潮州凤凰山_南方+_南方plus(凤凰来仪,跨海相会!海峡两岸民族同胞欢聚凤凰山,时长共4分40秒)潮州凤凰山,千百年来静静地伫立,依着山和水,一代代畲族人在 ...[详细]
-
Good news: Study says your cat actually does want to chill with you
Cat lovers rejoice!It's time to stop trying to convince your dog-lover friends that your cat doesn't ...[详细] -
Google Search tries new tactics for limiting explicit deepfakes
The explosion of nonconsensual deepfake imagery online in the past year, particularly of female cele ...[详细] -
Bernie Sanders’ California delegates and the open bar: A Slate investigation.
PHILADELPHIA—Bernie Sanders’ California delegates quickly built a reputation Monday night as the row ...[详细]
- 共同推动雅安职工思想政治引领数智化发展工作做深做实
- Klopp hoping to keep Liverpool's title
- Moon stresses military reform, innovation
- The anatomy of the niche teen Instagram meme
- Tesla's big software update includes something called 'Night Curfew'
- 快评丨创新年菜经济,让预制菜走出“不可能三角”
- [Graphic News] No. of traffic fatalities in Seoul drops 19%