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How to avoid drunken Twitter sessions

Drink driving survey
No need for a breathalyser with the Social Media Sobriety Test. Photograph: John Giles/PA Wire/PA Photos

A few papers, including the Daily Telegraph, report that an enterprising company has launched a product that will prevent people using Twitter while under the influence – or as it will be henceforth be know, getting twatted and tweeting. The Social Media Sobriety Test requires users to complete a series of tasks before they are permitted to post messages on websites – including dragging the mouse in a straight line or typing the alphabet backwards. Some of us can't even do that when we're sober, of course.

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