Twitter testing a new feature that defines hashtags

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Twitter reportedly is experimenting with a new feature that would make it easier for users to use hashtags in their tweets. According to The Wall Street Journal, the new feature adds an expanded label to some hashtags. For instance, search for #tbt and the results will appear with "Throwback Thursday" written underneath the hashtag. Other such hashtags include #smh (Shaking My Head) or #oitnb (TV series "Orange Is The New Black").

This labelling is believed to give hashtags a sense of legitimacy. The new feature is said to have been observed by The Wall Street Journal in the Twitter app for iOS.

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