Twitter announces the replacement of its "favorite" icon (star) with a "like" icon (heart)

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The social network Twitter announced the replacement of its "Favorite" icon, represented by a star, with a "Like" icon, represented by a heart, on 03/11/2015. The "Like" option already existed on Vine and Periscope, platforms that were acquired by Twitter.

"We are changing our star icon for 'favorites' to a heart and we’ll be calling them...

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