Biodun on In a press release announced today, the Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the operations of Twitter in the country indefinitely. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed issued a statement today June 4, 2021, citing the “persistent use of the platform for …
Biodun on Twitter’s long-rumoured subscription service, Twitter Blue is finally rolling out today in Australia and Canada. The service will cost $4.49 AUD in Australia and $3.49 CAD in Canada. Twitter says the service is designed for users who want “access to exclusive features and perks that …
Biodun on Twitter has announced the introduction of Tip Jar, its in-app tipping feature. Twitter says the feature is only available to a limited group of users for now such as “creators, journalists, experts, and nonprofits.” The feature is available to those who use Twitter in English …
Biodun on Twitter is changing how it shows images on the timeline and ruining one of the most viral meme styles on the micro-blogging platform. Twitter announced single image tweets will no longer be cropped on Android and iOS. “Open for a surprise” is a popular meme …
Biodun on Twitter has acquired Scroll as its upcoming subscription service gathers space. Scroll is a startup known for partnering with publishers to produce ad-free contents to their audience. Scroll is expected to be key for Twitter as it introduces its subscription plans. Twitter has not really …
Biodun on Twitter is testing “Professional Profiles”, a new tool designed for businesses, non-profits, publishers or anyone who uses Twitter for work. Twitter Business account shared the update and Twitter is only starting with a select few businesses in the US for now. The Professional Profile is …
Biodun on In 2019 during his short tour to Africa, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey disclosed the company was looking into expanding its presence in Africa. In a blog post today, the company announced it is setting up a team in Ghana. “In line with our growth strategy, …
Biodun on Twitter Spaces, the company’s answer to live audio chat app Clubhouse will soon have the option for users to tip their hosts. Twitter plans to rollout spaces to all users next month which means anyone can now be a host. Twitter confirmed it had been …
Biodun on Twitter has announced Super Follows and Communities – two big upcoming features coming to the platform. With these features, users will be able to make money from their Twitter account by charging for additional content and also create and join interest-based groups. Super Follows, the …
Biodun on Periscope, Twitter’s former live video service is being shut down and the app will no longer be available in app stores by March 2021. Twitter users will continue going live using the integrated Live feature withing the Twitter mobile app. “The truth is that the …
Biodun on Earlier this year, Twitter started labelling tweets that contain manipulated media, the company took it a notch higher when misinformation around COVID-19 started spreading sporadically. In other to combat false and manipulative tweets during the 2020 presidential election in the United States, tweets that appear …
Biodun on In March, Twitter began testing its own version of what we now know as Stories in Brazil. On Tuesday, the company announced a global rollout of the feature to everyone, regardless of the platform which includes Android and iOS. Fleets will appear for every user …
Biodun on Twitter today began rolling out the ability to add voice notes to tweets on its iOS app. The feature is only available to a limited number of people at the moment but twitter promises it will get to everyone using the iOS app in the …
Biodun on If you want all the drama, new trends or the latest updates on whatever is happening in the world and especially Nigeria, Twitter is the pace for you. If you are familiar with Twitter, you must have seen the phrase “Bomboclaat”. Since Bomboclaat was first …
Biodun on Before only businesses owners with an ad account were able to schedule tweets on Twitter. Now Twitter is making it easy for anyone to schedule tweets easily on its web app. Tweets can be scheduled up to a year in advance and this really comes …
Biodun on When Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey visited Nigeria back in November 2019 with some other executives, a lot happened. The team got the chance to meet a Nigerian who built the Quoted Replies bot on Twitter. Jack and his team were so impressed that they offered …