Twitter has revamped its privateness coverage that will help you perceive the way it handles your knowledge, however it’s not satisfied that is sufficient. The social community has launched a Data Dash recreation that it hopes will aid you perceive the trickier elements of the brand new coverage in less complicated phrases. At its coronary heart, it is a easy platformer that has you information your canine Data round undesirable advertisements (for cats, naturally), navigate by way of spam DMs and keep away from trolls. Complete a stage and you may study extra about Twitter’s method and how one can take management of the expertise.

Data Dash will not precisely problem hardcore players, and the mechanics are a bit crude. The 8-bit retro type is cute (if unoriginal), although, and the straightforward gameplay makes it extra possible that you will study one thing moderately than quit in frustration.

The greatest challenge could merely be the tone. While the sport is glib, the problems it is coping with are probably critical — we doubt folks will take pleasure in this if they have been targets for harassment or hate speech. Data Dash is extra for newcomers and different innocents who need to wrap their heads round privateness ideas earlier than they encounter the sobering actuality.