Jack is only referring to their upcoming "twttr" app when discussing the hiding of Retweets and Likes. "The prototype also removes the engagement counts showing the number of retweets or "likes" a tweet receives. This change is designed to make Twitter a little friendlier."
no worries, and sorry for the vitriol - i've seen people spread misinfo in bad faith before, but i shouldn't have assumed you were doing the same. thanks for doing the right thing 
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Noooooo worries man.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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