Twitter has begun rolling out view counts to tweets, Elon Musk announced on Thursday. Otherwise known as impressions, view counts now appear on tweets on the same line as retweets and likes counts, showing how many people have seen a certain tweet. “Twitter is rolling …
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Twitter Rolls Out Twitter Blue for Business So Brands and Employees Can Standout
On Monday, Twitter announced Blue for Business, a “new way for businesses and their affiliates to verify and distinguish themselves” on Twitter. Elon Musk previously announced that Twitter was working on a feature that would let organizations authenticate related accounts, and Blue for Business seems …
Twitter Bans Link-Sharing to Facebook, Instagram, and Other Social Media Platforms
Twitter will no longer allow “free promotion” of some specific social media platforms at tweet and account level, it announced on Sunday. Henceforth, any account linking to Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Donald Trump’s Truth Social, Tribel, Post, Nostr, and aggregators such as linktr.ee, Ink.bio will get …
Instagram Rolls out Notes, Group Profiles and More Features
Instagram is rolling out some new features it is bringing to the social media platform. Notes, a new way for users to share their thoughts, is coming to the app with other features like Candid Stories and Group Profiles. Starting with Notes, people can now …
Twitter Blue will Relaunch on Monday with an $11/Monthly Price on iOS
A month after suspending its new paid verification service, Twitter is ready to relaunch Blue on Monday. Elon Musk said the service would not relaunch until there was a high chance of stopping impersonation. Twitter has introduced new requirements to the revamped Blue, which comes …
Twitter’s Verification Service Will Relaunch with Gold Check for Companies, Elon Musk Confirms
Twitter’s revamped verification service could return next week Friday, December 2nd. Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet that companies will now have gold checkmarks and grey checkmarks for government accounts, while blue will remain for individuals, including celebrities. Earlier in the week, Musk said Twitter …
Elon Musk Says Twitter Won’t Return Paid Verification Until there is “High Confidence of Stopping Impersonation”
After promising that paid verification would be restored to Twitter last week on November 29th, Elon Musk has now said the company would be holding off the Blue subscription service that comes with verification “until there is a high confidence of stopping impersonation.” In a …
Elon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump’s Account on Twitter
Former US president Donald Trump is free to tweet on Twitter again after Elon Musk reinstated his account following a 24-hour poll on the social media platform. Trump was permanently suspended on Twitter in 2021 “due to the risk of further incitement of violence” following …
New Twitter Accounts Must Wait 90 Days to Subscribe to Blue
After suspending the wide rollout of Blue, Twitter has now updated the FAQ page for the service to state that newly created accounts will not be able to subscribe to the service for 90 days when it is available again. In a tweet, Musk said …
Twitter Working on a Feature that Will Let Organizations Authenticate Related Accounts
After the disastrous rollout of Twitter Blue, Twitter is working on a feature that will let organizations identify accounts that are “actually associated” with them, Elon Musk announced on Sunday. The company seemed to have taken the option to sign up for Blue away temporarily …
Twitter’s Paid Blue $8 Monthly Subscription is Now Live with Verification
After releasing the new Blue $8 monthly subscription service to the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand only on Saturday without the verified checkmark, Twitter is now rolling out the service to all users on iOS, and those who subscribe are getting verified immediately. …
Twitter to Delay Widespread Blue Verification Roll Out Until After US Midterms
After beginning the rollout of its $8 per month Blue subscription on iOS on Saturday without the verification blue checkmark, The New York Times reports Twitter is holding off on verifying subscribers until after the midterm elections in the US on Tuesday. A manager working …
New Twitter Blue $8 Subscription with Verification is Rolling Out on iOS
The new Twitter Blue with verification that costs $8 is rolling out on iOS. New Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk announced the feature last Tuesday in a tweet, saying, “Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.” According to The Verge, the update note reveals …
Twitter Blue will Cost $8 Monthly, and it will Be Required for Verification, Elon Musk Says
Twitter owner and CEO, Elon Musk has announced a new Twitter Blue that will cost $8 monthly and will be required for verification. The announcement comes a day after reports came out that Musk was planning on charging $20 for a new Twitter Blue version …
Twitter is Reportedly Planning on Charging $20 Monthly for Verification
Elon Musk has only been in charge of Twitter for a few days, but the self-proclaimed “Chief Twit” is wasting no time to ring around changes. Top executives have already left the company, and there are reports more Twitter employees will be laid off. According …
Elon Musk Has Reportedly Ordered Job Cuts at Twitter
Elon Musk is wasting no time as the new owner of Twitter and has ordered wide layoffs, which will begin before November 1st, The New York Times reports. Twitter currently has about 7,500 employees, and previous reports indicated Musk was prepared to lay off as …