"CN" And "TW" On Twitter: What Are The Abbreviations?

Like so many abbreviations, "CN" and "TW" have their origins in the English language. Spelled out they mean:

• "CN": "Content Note"
• "TW": "Trigger Warning"

Usually, tweets or other messages are introduced with one of these abbreviations. A key word follows the abbreviation. With the abbreviation, the sender would like to provide a content warning and point out that the content of his tweet can be disturbing or offensive for some user groups or arouse other negative feelings. "CN" is used more often than "TW" because it is a somewhat more neutral wording.

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You can find some (comparatively harmless) examples of the use of the abbreviations on Twitter:

The question remains as to whether appropriate labeling is effective, after all, the eye often reads over the abbreviation. This question has been investigated in Missy Magazine. What do you think? Does the marker help you to avoid unpleasant tweets? Or do the abbreviations even arouse curiosity to read the relevant content?

To avoid corresponding messages, you can mute certain terms on Twitter. To do this, switch to the settings and select the "Muted words" option to hide the relevant terms and abbreviations.

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