Twitter users take to Twitter to have a go at new heart 'likes' on Twitter

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So on Tuesday Twitter decided to ditch the star symbol and replace it with a heart.

The social media firm says it has made the change because the star can be confusing to new users and the heart is more universally known around the globe.

Before the change, clicking the star meant a tweet was a favourite. Now clicking the heart means you like a tweet.

Twitter announced the change on its blog., external

But some Twitter users REALLY aren't happy with the change. So they took to Twitter.

Fia thinks the new symbol looked a bit like the Instagram heart., external

Some people think there could be misunderstandings on Twitter now., external

Ves just wanted more stars in his life., external

Star Wars was even mentioned., external

A lot of people tweeted this GIF based on SpongeBob SquarePants., external

Last month Twitter launched a new feature called Moments to make it easier to see the day's biggest and best stories.

The push to make Twitter simpler comes from co-founder Jack Dorsey, who was named the permanent chief executive last month.

Not everyone seemed to care though about the heart symbol replacing the star.

L Johnston had something clever to say about hearts. , external

Matthew doesn't mind the change., external

Kaza thinks Twitter may have made the change to stir up debate which may attract new users., external

And these users want functions that aren't on Twitter at the moment.

Lailaa wants an edit button., external

Journalists like the BBC's Anita Anand want a bookmark icon so they can read stories later., external

Jack also wants to know what users want next. , external

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