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Users can mute users they do not wish to interact with, block accounts from viewing their posts, and remove accounts from their followers list.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/wiredinsider/2014/02/know-your-twitter-terms-block-vs-mute/|title=Know Your Twitter Terms: 'Block' vs. 'Mute'|magazine=Wired|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809173858/https://www.wired.com/wiredinsider/2014/02/know-your-twitter-terms-block-vs-mute/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gibbs|first=Samuel|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/13/twitter-mute-unfollow-block-reason-secret-abuse|title=13 reasons to mute people on Twitter|work=The Guardian|date=May 13, 2014|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119144643/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/13/twitter-mute-unfollow-block-reason-secret-abuse|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/11/22721218/twitter-soft-block-remove-follower-web |title=Now every Twitter web user can 'soft block' annoying followers |work=The Verge |date=October 11, 2021 |access-date=October 12, 2021 |archive-date=October 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014130113/https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/11/22721218/twitter-soft-block-remove-follower-web |url-status=live }}</ref> Users can post via the Twitter website, compatible external applications (such as for [[smartphone]]s), or by [[Short Message Service]] (SMS) available in certain countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://help.twitter.com/entries/14226-how-to-find-your-twitter-short-long-code |title=Using Twitter with Your Phone |quote=We currently support 2-way (sending and receiving) Twitter SMS via short codes and one-way (sending only) via long codes. |publisher=Twitter Support |access-date=June 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315200218/http://help.twitter.com/entries/14226-how-to-find-your-twitter-short-long-code |archive-date=March 15, 2010 }}</ref> Users may subscribe to other users' posts—this is known as "following" and subscribers are known as "followers"<ref name="lists1">{{cite web |author=Stone, Biz |url=http://blog.twitter.com/2009/10/theres-list-for-that.html |title=There's a List for That |publisher=blog.twitter.com |date=October 30, 2009 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-date=April 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429143525/http://blog.twitter.com/2009/10/theres-list-for-that.html |url-status=live }}</ref> or "tweeps", a portmanteau of Twitter and peeps.<ref>{{cite news|author=Brown, Amanda|title=The tricky business of business tweeting|date=March 2, 2011|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2011/0302/1224291133449.html|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=April 28, 2011|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023164837/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2011/0302/1224291133449.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Individual posts can be forwarded by other users to their own feed, a process known as a "repost" or "retweet". In 2015, Twitter launched "quote tweet" (originally called "retweet with comment"),<ref name=verge-quotetweet>{{cite news |title=Twitter quote tweets are now easier to find |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/1/21409925/twitter-quote-tweets-counter-retweet-with-comments-interface-ratiod |date=September 1, 2020 |last=Porter |first=Jon |access-date=May 23, 2021 |work=The Verge |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228084308/https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/1/21409925/twitter-quote-tweets-counter-retweet-with-comments-interface-ratiod |url-status=live }}</ref> a feature that allows users to add a comment to their post, imbedding one post in the other.<ref>{{cite news |title=Twitter Officially Launches Its "Retweet With Comment" Feature |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/06/retweetception/ |date=April 7, 2015 |last=Shu |first=Catherine |access-date=May 22, 2021 |work=TechCrunch |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522133353/https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/06/retweetception/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Users can also "[[Like button|like]]" (formerly "favorite") individual tweets.<ref>{{cite news|title=Twitter officially kills off favorites and replaces them with likes|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/11/3/9661180/twitter-vine-favorite-fav-likes-hearts|access-date=November 4, 2015|work=The Verge|publisher=Vox Media|archive-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009213148/https://www.theverge.com/2015/11/3/9661180/twitter-vine-favorite-fav-likes-hearts|url-status=live}}</ref> The counters for "likes", "retweets/reposts", and replies appear next to the respective buttons in timelines such as on profile pages and search results. Counters for likes and reposts exist on a post's standalone page too. Since September 2020, quote tweets, formerly known as "retweet with comment", have their own counter on their post page.<ref name=verge-quotetweet /> Until the legacy desktop front end that was discontinued in 2020, a row with miniature profile pictures of up to ten liking or retweeting users was displayed (earliest documented implementation in December 2011 overhaul), as well as a tweet reply counter next to the according button on a tweet's page.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Catharine |title=9 Things You Need To Know About Twitter's Massive Redesign |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/twitter-new-features_n_1137850 |website=HuffPost |access-date=August 16, 2021 |date=December 8, 2011 |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817153057/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/twitter-new-features_n_1137850 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Diese Tweets wurden am häufigsten geteilt |url=https://www.capital.de/wirtschaft-politik/diese-tweets-wurden-am-haeufigsten-geteilt |website=Capital.de |language=de-DE |date=May 27, 2020 |access-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816205409/https://www.capital.de/wirtschaft-politik/diese-tweets-wurden-am-haeufigsten-geteilt |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter allows users to update their profile via their mobile phones either by text messaging or by apps released for certain smartphones and tablets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/download|title=Download the free Twitter app {{pipe}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|access-date=July 30, 2019|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525182821/https://twitter.com/download|url-status=live}}</ref> Twitter has been compared to a web-based [[Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC) client.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stutzman |first=Fred |title=The 12-Minute Definitive Guide to Twitter |url=http://dev.aol.com/article/2007/04/definitive-guide-to-twitter |date=April 11, 2007 |publisher=AOL Developer Network |access-date=November 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704074026/http://dev.aol.com/article/2007/04/definitive-guide-to-twitter |archive-date=July 4, 2008 }}</ref> Twitter announced in a tweet on September 1, 2022, that the ability to edit a tweet was being tested for select users. The company said the feature was being tested first to determine whether it could be abused. Editing would be allowed for 30 minutes, and previous versions of an edited post would be available. Eventually, all [[#Blue|Twitter Blue]] subscribers would be able to use the feature.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article265190971.html|title=The edit button may finally be coming to Twitter. Here's when you'll be able to use it|last=Santiago|first=Evan|work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|date=September 3, 2022|access-date=September 4, 2022|archive-date=September 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901163153/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article265190971.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Users can group posts together by topic or type by use of [[hashtag]]s – words or phrases prefixed with a "<code>#</code>" sign. Similarly, the "<code>@</code>" sign followed by a [[username]] is used for mentioning or replying to other users.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/4698589/Twitter-how-to-set-up-your-account.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/4698589/Twitter-how-to-set-up-your-account.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Twitter: How To Set Up Your Account |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Donald |last=Strachan |date=February 19, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2014, Twitter introduced hashflags, special hashtags that automatically generate a custom [[emoji]] next to them for a certain period of time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Magdaleno|first=Alex|title=Raise Your 'Hashflags': Twitter Reintroduces World Cup Hashtags|url=https://mashable.com/2014/06/10/world-cup-twitter-hashflags/|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=Mashable|date=June 11, 2014|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516165640/https://mashable.com/2014/06/10/world-cup-twitter-hashflags/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hashflags may be generated by Twitter themselves<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 18, 2021|title=Twitter hashflags call out support for the Asian American community: Thursday Wake-Up Call|url=https://adage.com/article/media/twitter-hashflags-call-out-support-asian-american-community-thursday-wake-call/2322671|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=adage.com|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516230050/https://adage.com/article/media/twitter-hashflags-call-out-support-asian-american-community-thursday-wake-call/2322671|url-status=live}}</ref> or be purchased by corporations.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Lauren|date=February 2, 2016|title=Twitter's Branded Emojis Come With a Million-Dollar Commitment|url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/twitters-branded-emojis-come-million-dollar-commitment-169327/|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516165639/https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/twitters-branded-emojis-come-million-dollar-commitment-169327/|url-status=live}}</ref> To repost a message from another X user and share it with one's own followers, a user can click the repost button within the post. Users can reply to other accounts' replies. Users can hide replies to their messages and select who can reply to each of their tweets before sending them: anyone, accounts who follow the poster, specific accounts, and none.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=May 20, 2020 |title=Twitter is testing a way to let you limit replies to your tweets |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21265090/twitter-testing-limited-replies-tweets-conversations |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109072444/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21265090/twitter-testing-limited-replies-tweets-conversations |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Twitter will let you change who can reply to a tweet after you post it |newspaper=The Verge |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22575998/twitter-tweet-change-who-can-reply-after-you-post |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716155656/https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22575998/twitter-tweet-change-who-can-reply-after-you-post |url-status=live }}</ref> The original, strict 140 character limit was gradually relaxed. In 2016, Twitter announced that attachments, links, and media such as photos, videos, and the person's handle, would no longer count; a user photo post used to count for around 24 characters.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e80322b79d0d4765a2bcea2b473c9a34/coming-soon-twitter-more-room-tweetl|title = Coming soon to Twitter: More room to tweet|agency = Associated Press|date = May 24, 2016|access-date = May 24, 2016|archive-date = February 6, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170206121455/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e80322b79d0d4765a2bcea2b473c9a34/coming-soon-twitter-more-room-tweetl|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="New Twitter Name">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tech/twitter-eases-140-character-limit-tweets-145347778.html|title=Twitter eases 140 character limit|last=Lever|first=Rob|date=May 24, 2016|website=[[Yahoo Tech]]|access-date=May 25, 2016|archive-date=May 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509132316/https://www.yahoo.com/tech/twitter-eases-140-character-limit-tweets-145347778.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, Twitter handles were similarly excluded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/30/15115290/twitter-replies-redesign-character-limit|title=Twitter redesigns replies so usernames don't count against the 140-character limit|first=Casey|last=Newton|date=March 30, 2017|website=The Verge|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308123444/https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/30/15115290/twitter-replies-redesign-character-limit|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, Twitter doubled its historical 140-character-limitation to 280.<ref name="new280limit">{{cite web|url=https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/Giving-you-more-characters-to-express-yourself.html|title=Giving you more characters to express yourself|access-date=September 27, 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000017/https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/Giving-you-more-characters-to-express-yourself.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Under the new limit, [[glyph]]s are counted as a variable number of characters, depending upon the script they are from.<ref name="new280limit" /> In 2023, Twitter announced that Twitter Blue users could create posts with up to 4,000 characters in length.<ref name="eg-8feb2023">{{cite news |last1=Fingas |first1=John |title=Twitter Blue users can now post tweets with up to 4,000 characters |url=https://www.engadget.com/twitter-blue-4000-characters-tweets-205319437.html |access-date=February 8, 2023 |work=[[Engadget]] |date=February 8, 2023 |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208212003/https://www.engadget.com/twitter-blue-4000-characters-tweets-205319437.html |url-status=live }}</ref> {{Anchor|t.co}} t.co is a [[URL shortening]] service created by Twitter.<ref name="twitterhelpshort">{{cite web|url=http://support.twitter.com/entries/109623|title=About Twitter's Link Service|publisher=Twitter Help Center (module of Twitter)|access-date=February 23, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225203154/http://support.twitter.com/entries/109623|archive-date=February 25, 2011}}</ref> It is only available for links posted to Twitter and not available for general use.<ref name="twitterhelpshort" /> All links posted to Twitter use a t.co wrapper.<ref name="twitterblog">{{cite web|author=Garrett, Sean|date=June 8, 2010|url=http://blog.twitter.com/2010/06/links-and-twitter-length-shouldnt.html|title=Links and Twitter: Length Shouldn't Matter|publisher=Twitter Blog ([[blog]] of Twitter)|access-date=February 23, 2011|archive-date=February 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223064958/http://blog.twitter.com/2010/06/links-and-twitter-length-shouldnt.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Twitter intended the service to protect users from malicious sites,<ref name="twitterhelpshort" /> and to use it to track clicks on links within tweets.<ref name="twitterhelpshort" /><ref>{{cite web|author=Metz, Cade|date=September 2, 2010|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/02/twitter_ipad_app_and_url_shortener/|title=Twitter Tightens Grip on Own Firehose|access-date=February 23, 2011|work=[[The Register]]|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528103241/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/02/twitter_ipad_app_and_url_shortener/|url-status=live}}</ref> Twitter had previously used the services of third parties [[TinyURL]] and [[bit.ly]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Weisenthal, Joe|date=May 6, 2009|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-switches-from-tinyurl-to-bitly-2009-5|title=Twitter Switches from TinyURL to Bit.ly|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=February 23, 2011|archive-date=March 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308105113/http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-switches-from-tinyurl-to-bitly-2009-5|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2011, Twitter announced its own integrated photo-sharing service that enables users to upload a photo and attach it to a Tweet right from Twitter.com.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 1, 2011 |title=Twitter now with integrated photo-sharing service and completely new twitter search |url=http://techshrimp.com/2011/06/01/twitter-now-with-integrated-photo-sharing-service-and-completely-new-twitter-search/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630083417/http://techshrimp.com/2011/06/01/twitter-now-with-integrated-photo-sharing-service-and-completely-new-twitter-search/ |archive-date=June 30, 2011 |access-date=June 1, 2011 |publisher=Techshrimp}}</ref> Users now also have the ability to add pictures to Twitter's search by adding hashtags to the tweet.<ref name="twitpic">Mike Flacy [http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/twitter-photo-sharing-goes-live-for-all-users/ "Twitter photo sharing goes live for all users"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314170140/http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/twitter-photo-sharing-goes-live-for-all-users/ |date=March 14, 2012 }}, Digital Trends. August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.</ref> Twitter also plans to provide photo galleries designed to gather and syndicate all photos that a user has uploaded on Twitter and third-party services such as [[TwitPic]].<ref name="twitpic" /> On March 29, 2016, Twitter introduced the ability to add a caption of up to 480 characters to each image attached to a tweet,<ref name="hc_420"><!--"hc" means "help center".-->[https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/picture-descriptions Twitter Help center: Picture Descriptions – How to make images accessible for people] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327204238/https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/picture-descriptions |date=March 27, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="420char">{{Cite web |title=Accessible images for everyone |url=https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/a/2016/accessible-images-for-everyone.html |website=blog.twitter.com |access-date=August 31, 2019 |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124225457/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/a/2016/accessible-images-for-everyone.html |url-status=live }}</ref> accessible via screen reading software or by hovering the mouse above a picture inside [[TweetDeck]]. In April 2022, Twitter made the ability to add and view captions globally available. Descriptions can be added to any uploaded image with a limit of 1000 characters. Images that have a description will feature a badge that says ''ALT'' in the bottom left corner, which will bring up the description when clicked.<ref name="AltDesc2022">{{cite web |last=Lyons |first=Kim |date=April 7, 2022 |title=Twitter rolls out its ALT badge and improved image descriptions |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/7/23015669/twitter-alt-badge-improved-image-descriptions-accessibility |access-date=April 7, 2022 |work=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408073146/https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/7/23015669/twitter-alt-badge-improved-image-descriptions-accessibility |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, Twitter began to roll out the ability to attach poll questions to tweets. Polls are open for up to 7 days, and voters are not personally identified.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 21, 2015 |title=Your Twitter Feed Is About to Be Flooded With Polls |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/10/twitter-polls/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=October 23, 2015 |archive-date=October 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019092742/https://www.wired.com/2015/10/twitter-polls/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In Twitter's early years, users could communicate with Twitter using SMS. Twitter discontinued this feature in most countries in April 2023, after hackers had exposed vulnerabilities in the feature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mashable.com/article/twitter-sms-changes-account-removals/?europe=true|title=Twitter quietly deletes millions of accounts from the old text message days|publisher=Mashable|date=April 28, 2020|last=Binder|first=Matt|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308184107/https://mashable.com/article/twitter-sms-changes-account-removals/?europe=true|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="VergeDiscontinuation">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack|title=Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries|publisher=The Verge|date=April 27, 2020|last=Kastrenakes|first=Jacob|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121200951/https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238131/twitter-sms-notifications-disabled-jack-dorsey-hack|url-status=live}}</ref> === Multimedia content === In 2016, Twitter began to place a larger focus on live streaming video programming, hosting various events including streams of the [[2016 Republican National Convention|Republican]] and [[2016 Democratic National Convention|Democratic]] conventions during the [[2016 United States presidential election|U.S. presidential campaign]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter and CBS News to partner for live stream of Republican and Democratic National Conventions |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-cbs-news-partnership-cbsn-live-stream-republican-democratic-national-conventions/ |access-date=July 11, 2016 |work=CBS News |date=July 11, 2016 |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150438/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-cbs-news-partnership-cbsn-live-stream-republican-democratic-national-conventions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and winning a bid for non-exclusive streaming rights to ten [[NFL]] games in 2016.<ref name="verge-twitterstreamingvideo">{{cite web |date=April 26, 2017 |title=Twitter plans to broadcast live video 24 hours a day |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15430838/twitter-live-video-broadcast-24-hours |access-date=May 12, 2017 |website=The Verge |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150505/https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15430838/twitter-live-video-broadcast-24-hours |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ars-tnftwitter">{{cite web |last1=Brodkin |first1=Jon |date=April 5, 2016 |title=Twitter buys NFL streaming rights for 10 Thursday Night Football games |url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/twitter-buys-nfl-streaming-rights-for-10-thursday-night-football-games/ |access-date=April 5, 2016 |website=Ars Technica |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405174814/http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/twitter-buys-nfl-streaming-rights-for-10-thursday-night-football-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During an event in New York in May 2017, Twitter announced that it planned to construct a 24-hour streaming video channel hosted within the service, featuring content from various partners.<ref name="verge-twitterstreamingvideo" /><ref name="recode-twittervideo">{{cite web |date=May 2, 2017 |title=Twitter still thinks it's a TV platform — and here are its dozen new shows |url=https://www.recode.net/2017/5/1/15509026/twitter-live-video-tv-shows |access-date=May 12, 2017 |website=Re/code |publisher=Vox Media |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150723/https://www.recode.net/2017/5/1/15509026/twitter-live-video-tv-shows |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter announced a number of new and expanded partnerships for its streaming video services at the event, including [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]], [[BuzzFeed]], [[Cheddar (TV channel)|Cheddar]], [[WME/IMG|IMG Fashion]], [[Live Nation Entertainment]], [[Major League Baseball]], [[MTV]] and [[BET (TV channel)|BET]], [[NFL Network]], the [[PGA Tour]], ''[[The Players' Tribune]]'', [[Ben Silverman]] and [[Howard T. Owens]]' Propagate, ''[[The Verge]]'', [[Stadium (sports network)|Stadium]] and the [[WNBA]].<ref name="variety-streamingchannel" /> {{As of|2017|alt=as of the first quarter of 2017}}, Twitter had over 200 content partners, who streamed over 800 hours of video over 450 events.<ref name="variety-streamingchannel">{{cite web |date=May 2017 |title=Twitter Pushes Live-Video Deals With MLB, NFL, Viacom, BuzzFeed, Live Nation, WNBA and More |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/twitter-pushes-live-video-deals-with-mlb-buzzfeed-live-nation-wnba-and-others-1202405236/ |access-date=May 12, 2017 |website=Variety |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150703/https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/twitter-pushes-live-video-deals-with-mlb-buzzfeed-live-nation-wnba-and-others-1202405236/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter Spaces is a [[social audio]] feature that enables users to host or participate in a live-audio virtual environment called ''space'' for conversation. A maximum of 13 people are allowed onstage. The feature was initially limited to users with at least 600 followers, but since October 2021, any Twitter user can create a Space.<ref>{{cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=October 21, 2021 |title=Twitter is finally letting everyone create Spaces |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/21/22739249/twitter-finally-letting-everyone-create-spaces |access-date=October 22, 2021 |work=The Verge |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028185411/https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/21/22739249/twitter-finally-letting-everyone-create-spaces |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2020, Twitter began to test a [[Stories (social media)|stories]] feature known as "fleets" in some markets,<ref name="Perez-2020">{{Cite web |title=Twitter starts testing its own version of Stories, called 'Fleets,' which disappear after 24 hours |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/03/04/twitter-starts-testing-its-own-version-of-stories-called-fleets-which-disappear-after-24-hours/ |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20200305072748/https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/04/twitter%2Dstarts%2Dtesting%2Dits%2Down%2Dversion%2Dof%2Dstories%2Dcalled%2Dfleets%2Dwhich%2Ddisappear%2Dafter%2D24%2Dhours/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |access-date=September 27, 2020 |website=TechCrunch |date=March 4, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2020 |title=Twitter brings Fleets to India, for 'those uncomfortable with public tweets' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/twitter-fleets-launched-india-6448715/ |access-date=September 27, 2020 |website=The Indian Express |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128032123/https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/twitter-fleets-launched-india-6448715/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which officially launched on November 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Twitter Launches Disappearing 'Fleets' Globally After Tests In Select Markets |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/twitter-launches-disappearing-fleets-globally-after-tests-instagram-snapchat-stories-1234617013/ |access-date=January 6, 2021 |publisher=Deadline |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128184836/https://deadline.com/2020/11/twitter-launches-disappearing-fleets-globally-after-tests-instagram-snapchat-stories-1234617013/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Casey |date=November 18, 2020 |title=What Twitter Fleets signals about the future of the company |url=https://www.theverge.com/21573380/twitter-fleets-launch-stories-spaces-future |access-date=November 18, 2020 |website=The Verge |archive-date=March 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311140746/https://www.theverge.com/21573380/twitter-fleets-launch-stories-spaces-future |url-status=live }}</ref> Fleets could contain text and media, are only accessible for 24 hours after they are posted, and are accessed within the Twitter app;<ref name="Perez-2020" /> Twitter announced it would start implementing advertising into fleets in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Kim |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Twitter's Fleets are getting Stories-like ads |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/1/22461070/twitter-fleets-stories-ads-monetize-instagram-snap |access-date=June 6, 2021 |work=The Verge |archive-date=June 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606125006/https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/1/22461070/twitter-fleets-stories-ads-monetize-instagram-snap |url-status=live }}</ref> Fleets were removed in August 2021; Twitter had intended for fleets to encourage more users to tweet regularly, but instead they were generally used by already-active users.<ref name="expiringfeature">{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Alex |date=July 14, 2021 |title=Twitter is shutting down Fleets, its expiring tweets feature |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/14/22577166/twitter-fleets-shuts-down-stories-clone |access-date=July 14, 2021 |work=The Verge |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803025825/https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/14/22577166/twitter-fleets-shuts-down-stories-clone |url-status=live }}</ref> === Curation === ====Trending topics==== {{Main|Twitter trends}} [[File:Twitter TT.PNG|thumb|Countries and cities with local ''trending topics'' in Twitter]] A word, phrase, or topic that is mentioned at a greater rate than others is said to be a "trending topic". A topic can "trend" because of an event that naturally prompts tweets, or through a concerted effort by users.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bloggers back media against youth league |url=http://www.journalism.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3103&Itemid=37 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718104406/http://www.journalism.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3103&Itemid=37 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2010}}</ref> These topics help Twitter and its users understand world events and the public's opinion on them.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Twitter Trends of 2009 |url=http://blog.twitter.com/2009/12/top-twitter-trends-of-2009.html |access-date=April 3, 2010 |archive-date=April 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429143913/http://blog.twitter.com/2009/12/top-twitter-trends-of-2009.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Twitter web interface displays a list of trending topics on a sidebar on the home page, along with sponsored content. Trending topics are sometimes the result of concerted efforts and manipulations by fans of certain celebrities or cultural phenomena, particularly musicians like [[Lady Gaga]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Rihanna]] and [[One Direction]], and novel series ''[[Twilight (novel series)|Twilight]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter]]''. Twitter has altered the trend algorithm in the past to prevent manipulation of this type with limited success.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woollaston |first=Vicky |title=Justin Bieber fans beat Twitter 'block' |url=http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/top-stories/492646/justin-bieber-fans-beat-twitter-block |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122152133/http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/top-stories/492646/justin-bieber-fans-beat-twitter-block |archive-date=November 22, 2012 |access-date=January 20, 2012 |website=[[Web User]] |publisher=}}</ref> Twitter also censors trending hashtags that are claimed to be abusive or offensive. Twitter censored the #thatsafrican<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiner |first=David |date=June 21, 2009 |title=#Thatsafrican – When Twitter Went Racist? |work=Huffington Post |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/david-weiner/thatsafrican----when-twit_b_218673.html |access-date=April 3, 2010 |archive-date=October 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019095337/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-weiner/thatsafrican----when-twit_b_218673.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and #thingsdarkiessay hashtags after users complained that they found the hashtags offensive.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 5, 2009 |title=Thingsdarkiessay causes a Twitter storm |url=http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/news/thingsdarkiessay-causes-a-twitter-storm-1.909053 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130094002/http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/news/thingsdarkiessay-causes-a-twitter-storm-1.909053 |archive-date=January 30, 2016 |access-date=January 11, 2012 |publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |location=South Africa}}</ref> ==== Lists ==== In late 2009, the "Twitter Lists" feature was added, making it possible for users to follow a curated list of accounts all at once, rather than following individual users.<ref name="lists1" /><ref>{{cite web |date=n.d. |title=Twitter Lists! |url=http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/76460 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222223731/http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/76460 |archive-date=December 22, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2011 |publisher=Support forum at help.twitter.com}}</ref> Currently{{When|date=April 2024}}, lists can be set to either public or private. Public lists may be recommended to users via the general Lists interface and appear in search results.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2023 |title=Twitter gets a new 'List Search' feature; Know what it is all about |url=https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/twitter-gets-a-new-list-search-feature-know-what-it-is-all-about-71685107904610.html |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=HT Tech |language=en |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529182915/https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/twitter-gets-a-new-list-search-feature-know-what-it-is-all-about-71685107904610.html |url-status=live }}</ref> If a users follows a public list, it will appear in the "View Lists" section of their profile, so that other users may quickly find it and follow it as well.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Monica |date=March 5, 2020 |title=How to create a Twitter List (and join others) |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/5/21166148/twitter-lists-accounts-add-iphone-ios-how-to |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529182923/https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/5/21166148/twitter-lists-accounts-add-iphone-ios-how-to |url-status=live }}</ref> Private lists can only be followed if the creator shares a specific link to their list. Lists add a separate tab to the Twitter interface with the title of the list, such as "News" or "Economics". ==== Moments ==== In October 2015, Twitter introduced "Moments"—a feature that allows users to curate tweets from other users into a larger collection. Twitter initially intended the feature to be used by its in-house editorial team and other partners; they populated a dedicated tab in Twitter's apps, chronicling news headlines, sporting events, and other content.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pierce |first=David |date=October 6, 2015 |title=Meet Moments, Twitter's Most Important New Feature Ever |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/10/meet-moments-twitters-new-feature/ |access-date=July 17, 2019 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308204746/https://www.wired.com/2015/10/meet-moments-twitters-new-feature/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Casey |date=October 6, 2015 |title=Twitter launches Moments, its dead-simple tab for browsing the best tweets |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/6/9457267/twitter-moments-project-lightning |access-date=July 17, 2019 |website=The Verge |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308165643/https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/6/9457267/twitter-moments-project-lightning |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2016, creation of moments became available to all Twitter users.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=September 28, 2016 |title=Twitter opens its Moments feature up to everyone |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/28/13097924/twitter-moments-creation-opens-to-all |access-date=July 17, 2019 |website=The Verge |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308142019/https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/28/13097924/twitter-moments-creation-opens-to-all |url-status=live }}</ref> === Algorithm === On October 21, 2021, report based on a "long-running, massive-scale randomized experiment" that analyzed "millions of tweets sent between 1 April and 15 August 2020", found that Twitter's [[machine learning]] [[recommendation algorithm]] amplified right-leaning politics on personalized user Home timelines.<ref name="Huszár_20211021">{{Cite journal |last1=Huszár |first1=Ferenc |last2=Ktena |first2=Sofia Ira |last3=O'Brien |first3=Conor |last4=Belli |first4=Luca |last5=Schlaikjer |first5=Andrew |last6=Hardt |first6=Moritz |date=October 21, 2021 |title=Algorithmic Amplification of Politics on Twitter |url=https://cdn.cms-twdigitalassets.com/content/dam/blog-twitter/official/en_us/company/2021/rml/Algorithmic-Amplification-of-Politics-on-Twitter.pdf |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |volume=119 |issue=1 |pages=27 |arxiv=2110.11010 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2025334119 |pmc=8740571 |pmid=34934011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022224400/https://cdn.cms-twdigitalassets.com/content/dam/blog-twitter/official/en_us/company/2021/rml/Algorithmic-Amplification-of-Politics-on-Twitter.pdf |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |access-date=October 23, 2021|doi-access=free }}</ref>{{rp|1}}<ref name="BBC_20211022">{{Cite news |date=October 22, 2021 |title=Twitter's algorithm favours right-leaning politics, research finds |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59011271 |access-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029142358/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59011271 |url-status=live }}</ref> The report compared seven countries with active Twitter users where data was available—Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, and Spain—and examined Tweets "from major political groups and politicians".<ref name="Huszár_20211021" />{{rp|4}} Researchers used the 2019 Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHESDATA) to position parties on political ideology within each country.<ref name="Huszár_20211021" />{{rp|4}} The "machine learning algorithms"—introduced by Twitter in 2016—personalized 99% of users' feeds by displaying Tweets—even older Tweets and Retweets from accounts the user had not directly followed—but that the algorithm had "deemed relevant" to the users' past preferences.<ref name="Huszár_20211021" />{{rp|4}} Twitter randomly chose 1% of users whose Home timelines displayed content in reverse-chronological order from users they directly followed.<ref name="Huszár_20211021" />{{rp|2}} ===Mobile=== {{anchor|lite}} {{anchor|Twitter Lite}} Twitter has mobile apps for [[iPhone]], [[iPad]], and [[Android (operating system)|Android]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter apps for phones, tablets and computers. |url=https://about.twitter.com/products/list |publisher=Twitter |access-date=April 6, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402195657/https://about.twitter.com/products/list |archive-date=April 2, 2017 }}</ref> In April 2017, Twitter introduced ''Twitter Lite'', a [[progressive web app]] designed for regions with unreliable and slow Internet connections, with a size of less than one [[megabyte]], designed for devices with limited storage capacity.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sam |last=Byford |title=Twitter Lite is a faster, leaner mobile web version of Twitter |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/6/15203736/twitter-lite-mobile-web-data-saver |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150403/https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/6/15203736/twitter-lite-mobile-web-data-saver |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Russell |title=Twitter launches a 'lite' mobile web app that's optimized for emerging markets |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/05/twitter-finally-launches-a-lite-app/ |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=April 6, 2016 |access-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427151209/https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/05/twitter-finally-launches-a-lite-app/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === Premium (formerly Twitter Blue) === {{Anchor|Blue|Twitter Blue|X Blue|X Premium|Premium}} On June 3, 2021, Twitter announced a paid subscription service called Twitter Blue. Following Twitter's ongoing "X" name change, the subscription was rebranded to X Blue (or simply Blue), and, on August 5, 2023, was rebranded to X Premium (or simply Premium).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter Blue Seemingly Getting X Rebranding |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/twitter-blue-x-premium-rebrand/ |access-date=August 6, 2023 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806003809/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/twitter-blue-x-premium-rebrand/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2023 |title=X (Twitter) Blue is Dead, Welcome X Premium • iPhone in Canada Blog |url=https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2023/08/05/x-blue-dead-x-premium/ |access-date=August 6, 2023 |website=iPhone in Canada |language=en-US |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806105621/https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2023/08/05/x-blue-dead-x-premium/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The subscription provides additional premium features to the service.<ref name="Perez-2021">{{Cite web |first=Sarah |last=Perez |title=Twitter launches its premium subscription, Twitter Blue, initially in Canada and Australia |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/06/03/twitter-launches-its-premium-subscription-twitter-blue-initially-in-canada-and-australia/ |access-date=July 14, 2021 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |date=June 3, 2021 |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803145616/https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/03/twitter-launches-its-premium-subscription-twitter-blue-initially-in-canada-and-australia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Twitter will now let you pay to undo tweets and read ad-free news in the US |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22766286/twitter-blue-subscription-service-scroll-nuzzel-undo-tweets-ad-free-articles-us |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110051323/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22766286/twitter-blue-subscription-service-scroll-nuzzel-undo-tweets-ad-free-articles-us |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2023 a "Premium+" subscription was launched, with a higher monthly fee giving benefits such as the omission of adverts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sankaran |first1=Vishwam |title=Elon Musk unveils new sarcasm-loving AI chatbot for premium X subscribers |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-x-grok-ai-chatbot-b2442167.html |access-date=December 7, 2023 |work=The Independent |date=November 6, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106103524/https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-x-grok-ai-chatbot-b2442167.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ====Verification of paid accounts==== {{Main|Twitter verification}} In November 2022, Musk announced plans to add account verification and the ability to upload longer audio and video to Twitter Blue. A previous perk offering advertising-free news articles from participating publishers was dropped, but Musk stated that Twitter did want to work with publishers on a similar "[[paywall]] bypass" perk.<ref name="Roth-2022">{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23434502/twitter-blue-ad-free-articles-discontinued-feature |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=The Verge |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106024523/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23434502/twitter-blue-ad-free-articles-discontinued-feature |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Peters-2022">{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Elon Musk will let you pay $8 to be a verified 'lord' on Twitter |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23435092/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verification-cost-ads-search |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=The Verge |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421203113/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23435092/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verification-cost-ads-search |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Roth-2022a">{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=November 5, 2022 |title=Elon Musk's $7.99 Twitter Blue with verification is 'coming soon' on iOS |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/5/23442149/twitter-blue-checkmark-ios-update-elon-musk |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=The Verge |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106015154/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/5/23442149/twitter-blue-checkmark-ios-update-elon-musk |url-status=live }}</ref> Musk had pushed for a more expensive version of Twitter Blue following his takeover, arguing that it would be needed to offset a decline in advertising revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Binder |first=Matt |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Can an $8 Twitter subscription bail out Elon Musk? Let's look at the numbers. |url=https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-blue-subscription |access-date=November 18, 2022 |website=Mashable |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118152650/https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-blue-subscription |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter states that paid verification is required to help reduce fraudulent accounts.<ref name="Sawers-2023">{{Cite web |last=Sawers |first=Paul |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/21/twitter-seemingly-now-requires-all-advertisers-to-have-a-verified-checkmark/ |access-date=April 26, 2023 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422231656/https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/21/twitter-seemingly-now-requires-all-advertisers-to-have-a-verified-checkmark/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The verification marker was included in a premium tier of Twitter Blue introduced on November 9, 2022, priced at US$7.99.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=Donie |last2=Korn |first2=Jennifer |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Elon Musk delays $8 'blue check' Twitter verification plan until after the midterms |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/tech/twitter-verification-delay-midterms/index.html |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=CNN |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108173944/https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/tech/twitter-verification-delay-midterms/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 11, 2022, after the introduction of this feature led to prominent issues involving accounts using the feature to impersonate public figures and companies, Twitter Blue with verification was temporarily suspended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belanger |first=Ashley |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Twitter quietly drops $8 paid verification; "tricking people not OK," Musk says |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/ |access-date=November 12, 2022 |website=Ars Technica |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111162351/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lerman-2022">{{cite news |last1=Lerman |first1=Rachel |last2=Zakrzewski |first2=Cat |title=Elon Musk's first big Twitter product paused after fake accounts spread |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/11/twitter-fake-verified-accounts/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=November 11, 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116185810/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/11/twitter-fake-verified-accounts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After about a month, Twitter Blue was relaunched on December 12, 2022, though for those purchasing the service through the [[App Store (iOS/iPadOS)|iOS app store]], the cost will be $10.99 a month as to offset the 30% revenue split that Apple takes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/12/1139619598/twitter-blue-relaunch |title=Elon Musk relaunches Twitter Blue with higher price for iPhone users |first=Bobby |last=Allyn |date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2022 |work=[[NPR]] |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212100741/https://www.npr.org/2022/12/12/1139619598/twitter-blue-relaunch |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter initially grandfathered users and entities that had gained verification due to their status as public figures, referring to them as "legacy verified accounts" that "may or may not be notable".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silberling |first=Amanda |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Schrödinger's blue check: According to Twitter, I may or may not be notable |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/08/schrodingers-blue-check-according-to-twitter-i-may-or-may-not-be-notable/ |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328041941/https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/08/schrodingers-blue-check-according-to-twitter-i-may-or-may-not-be-notable/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 25, 2023, it was announced that "legacy" verification status would be removed; a subscription will be required to retain verified status, costing $1,000 per-month for organizations (which are designated with a gold verified symbol),<ref name="Sawers-2023" /> plus an additional $50 for each "affiliate".<ref name="Gans-2023">{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Jared |date=March 25, 2023 |title=Twitter to start phasing out legacy verification system on April 1, but not all will lose blue checks |url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3917564-twitter-to-start-phasing-out-legacy-verification-system-on-april-1-but-not-all-will-lose-blue-checks/ |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |publisher=[[Nexstar Media Group|Nexstar Media, Inc.]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328041941/https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3917564-twitter-to-start-phasing-out-legacy-verification-system-on-april-1-but-not-all-will-lose-blue-checks/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Spangler-2023">{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Twitter to Revoke 'Legacy' Verified Badges in April, Leaving Only Paying Subscribers With Blue Check-Marks |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-revokes-legacy-verification-blue-checkmarks-april-1235561515/ |website=Variety |date=March 23, 2023 |access-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330193235/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-revokes-legacy-verification-blue-checkmarks-april-1235561515/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The change was originally scheduled for April 1, 2023, but was delayed to April 20, 2023, following criticism of the changes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goswami |first=Rohan |title=Twitter finally removes legacy verification check marks |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/20/twitter-finally-removes-legacy-verification-checkmarks.html |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=CNBC |date=April 20, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425065451/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/20/twitter-finally-removes-legacy-verification-checkmarks.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Musk also announced plans for the "For You" timeline to prioritize verified accounts and user followers only beginning April 15, 2023, and threatened to only allow verified users to participate in polls (although the latter change has yet to occur).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Stan |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Elon Musk says verified Twitter accounts are now prioritized, whatever that means |url=https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verified-accounts-prioritized-elon-musk |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425091238/https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verified-accounts-prioritized-elon-musk |url-status=live }}</ref> Effective April 21, 2023, Twitter requires companies to participate in the verified organizations program in order to purchase advertising on the platform, although companies that spend at least $1,000 on advertising per-month automatically receive membership in the program at no additional cost.<ref name="Sawers-2023" /> From April 25, 2023, verified users are now prioritized in replies to tweets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Stan |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Elon Musk says verified Twitter accounts are now prioritized, whatever that means |url=https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verified-accounts-prioritized-elon-musk |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425091238/https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verified-accounts-prioritized-elon-musk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kaustubh-2023">{{Cite news |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Twitter to prioritise replies from followed and verified users |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/twitter-to-prioritise-replies-from-followed-and-verified-users/articleshow/98812436.cms |access-date=July 21, 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721220058/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/twitter-to-prioritise-replies-from-followed-and-verified-users/articleshow/98812436.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> ===User monetization=== In June 2021, the company opened applications for its premium subscription options called Super Follows. This lets eligible accounts charge $2.99, $4.99 or $9.99 per month to subscribe to the account.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hatmaker |first1=Taylor |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Twitter rolls out paid subscription 'Super Follows' to let you cash in on your tweets |publisher=Tech Crunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/01/twitter-super-follows-monetization/ |access-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-date=September 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909122815/https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/01/twitter-super-follows-monetization/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The launch only generated about $6,000 in its first two weeks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Sarah |date=September 12, 2021 |title=Twitter Super Follows has generated only around $6k+ in its first two weeks |publisher=Tech Crunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/16/twitter-super-follows-has-generated-only-around-6k-in-its-first-two-weeks/ |access-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928220215/https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/16/twitter-super-follows-has-generated-only-around-6k-in-its-first-two-weeks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, the Super Follows feature was rebranded as simply "subscriptions", allowing users to publish exclusive long-form posts and videos for their subscribers; the pivot in marketing was reportedly intended to help compete with [[Substack]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter replaces 'Super Follows' with 'Subscriptions' |url=https://www.engadget.com/twitter-replaces-super-follows-with-subscriptions-203711756.html |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Engadget |date=April 14, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425150517/https://www.engadget.com/twitter-replaces-super-follows-with-subscriptions-203711756.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2021, Twitter began testing a Tip Jar feature on its iOS and Android clients. The feature allows users to send monetary tips to certain accounts, providing a financial incentive for content creators on the platform. The Tip Jar is optional and users can choose whether or not to enable tips for their account.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=March 6, 2021 |title=Twitter is testing a new Tip Jar feature for sending money to your favorite accounts |work=The Verge |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/6/22423583/twitter-tip-jar-feature-sending-money-venmo-cashapp |access-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506235512/https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/6/22423583/twitter-tip-jar-feature-sending-money-venmo-cashapp |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 23, 2021, Twitter announced that it will allow users to tip users on the social network with [[bitcoin]]. The feature will be available for iOS users. Previously, users could tip with fiat currency using services such as Square's [[Cash App]] and PayPal's [[Venmo]]. Twitter will integrate the Strike bitcoin lightning wallet service. It was noted that at this current time, Twitter will not take a cut of any money sent through the tips feature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Salvador |date=September 23, 2021 |title=You can now get paid in bitcoin to use Twitter |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/23/you-can-now-get-paid-in-bitcoin-to-use-twitter.html |access-date=September 23, 2021 |website=CNBC |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924184618/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/23/you-can-now-get-paid-in-bitcoin-to-use-twitter.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 27, 2021, Twitter rolled out Ticketed Spaces, which let Twitter Spaces hosts charge between $1 and $999 for access to their rooms.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carman |first1=Ashley |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Twitter starts launching Ticketed Spaces for some iOS users |publisher=The Verge |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/27/22644283/twitter-ticketed-spaces-live-audio-test |access-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-date=September 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929001639/https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/27/22644283/twitter-ticketed-spaces-live-audio-test |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2022, Twitter announced that it will partner with [[Stripe, Inc.]] for piloting cryptocurrency payouts for limited users in the platform. Eligible users of Ticketed Spaces and Super Follows will be able to receive their earnings in the form of USD coin, a stablecoin whose value is that of the U.S. dollar. Users can also hold their earnings in crypto wallets, and then exchange them into other cryptocurrencies.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mattackal |first=Lisa Pauline |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Twitter, Stripe pilot cryptocurrency payments for creators |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-stripe-pilot-cryptocurrency-payments-creators-2022-04-22/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426140949/https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-stripe-pilot-cryptocurrency-payments-creators-2022-04-22/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === E-commerce === From 2014 to 2017, Twitter offered a "Buy button" feature, allowing tweets to embed products that could be purchased from within the service. Users could also add their billing and shipping information directly to their accounts. The buy button's platform partners at launch included [[Stripe, Inc.|Stripe]], [[Gumroad]], [[Musictoday]], and [[The Fancy]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Popper |first=Ben |date=September 8, 2014 |title=You can now buy things directly on Twitter |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/8/6120079/twitter-commerce-buy-button |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=The Verge |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106024525/https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/8/6120079/twitter-commerce-buy-button |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2021, Twitter began testing a "Shop module" for iOS users in the United States, allowing accounts associated with brands to display a carousel of cards on their profiles showcasing products. Unlike the Buy button, where order fulfillment was handed from within Twitter, these cards are external links to online storefronts from which the products may be purchased.<ref>{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Jon |date=July 28, 2021 |title=Twitter pilots a new shopping section for brands |work=The Verge |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/28/22597576/twitter-shopping-module-pilot-gamestop-arden-cove-brands |access-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-date=July 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731090527/https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/28/22597576/twitter-shopping-module-pilot-gamestop-arden-cove-brands |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2022, Twitter expanded the test to allow companies to showcase up to 50 products on their profiles.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 10, 2022 |title=Twitter begins testing 'Shops' feature to grow ecommerce |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2347271/twitter-begins-testing-shops-feature-to-grow-ecommerce |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=The Express Tribune |archive-date=March 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310110855/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2347271/twitter-begins-testing-shops-feature-to-grow-ecommerce |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2021, Twitter introduced support for "shoppable" live streams, in which brands can hold streaming events that similarly display banners and pages highlighting products that are featured in the presentation.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 22, 2021 |title=Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter's new livestream shopping platform |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/11/22/walmart-will-be-the-first-retailer-to-test-twitters-new-livestream-shopping-platform/ |access-date=December 2, 2021 |website=TechCrunch |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203150659/https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/22/walmart-will-be-the-first-retailer-to-test-twitters-new-livestream-shopping-platform/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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