Twitter is doing away with its “favorite” button and star icon, the company announced Tuesday morning. It’s replacing the stars with hearts, and they’ll now be called “likes.” ...

Seasoned Twitter users would know that the favourite button has always been there as a means of just showing that, yes, you’ve read the tweet but you’re not bothered about retweeting it.

A star has died. Not a burning ball of hydrogen in space, but Twitter's favourite button. The company has replaced the button with the option to 'like' Tweets. In a blog post announcing the change ...

The move has sparked anger from die-hard Twitter fans - who have been able to favourite tweets since shortly after the site was launched. The new heart button sits in the same place under each ...

On Tuesday, the Internet had one of its Internetty freakouts after Twitter changed its "favourite" button – a star — to a "like" button — a heart You can save this article by registering for ...