Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, announced today that he will make tweet recommendation codes open source. He had previously promised to make the Twitter algorithm open-source weeks before, but had failed to deliver, and has now revealed that the code will be released on March 31. Continue reading “Twitter to open source algorithm used to recommend Tweets”
Twitter recently took a major step in its effort to monetize the platform by discontinuing the offering of free access to its API, starting February 9th. Continue reading “Twitter ends free API access, paid version coming soon”
Twitter has recently introduced a new default interface called the ‘For You’ tab on iOS, which also rolled out for Android later. However, they have announced that the web version will now default to the last timeline you were using, making the ‘For You’ algorithmic timeline less prevalent. Continue reading “Twitter for web gets default timeline, iOS and Android to follow”
Twitter has revised its developer rules to prohibit third-party clients, shortly after it blocked access to its platform for these apps, as reported by Engadget and the firm’s Developer Agreement. Continue reading “Twitter bans third-party clients with new developer rules”
Twitter has begun rolling out the revamped interface. The company announced via its Twitter Support account that iOS users could now swipe between tabs to see tweets recommended “For you” or tweets from accounts you’re “Following.” Continue reading “Twitter rolls out default ‘For You’ tabbed interface on iOS”
Earlier this week, Twitter added an “Official” label to select verified accounts that for major media outlets as well as governments. The grey badges are nowhere to be found now, less than 24 hours after they were discovered for the first time. Continue reading “Twitter kills ‘official’ label hours after roll out”
According to the most recent report, Twitter intends to begin charging “per month” for verification. Additionally, it has been rumoured that Elon Musk will terminate the workers who fail to meet their deadline. Continue reading “Twitter to charge $20 per month for verification: Report”
According to sources familiar with the transaction, Twitter and Musk has officially closed on the billionaire’s deal to purchase the firm for $54.20 per share, or approximately $44 billion, on Thursday night, as per reports from WSJ, CNBC and other. Continue reading “Elon Musk takes over Twitter, reportedly fires CEO and CFO”
Twitter has unveiled a new way to share multiple types of visual content (videos, photos, and GIFs) in a single Tweet. This new feature allows users to combine all three categories of visual content in a single tweet called as “mixed media”. Continue reading “Twitter Introduces mixed media: Videos, images, and GIFs in one Tweet”
Twitter is releasing two major updates to the video viewing experience today to make it simpler to keep up with what’s occurring. Here’s a quick rundown of what you can anticipate from the new video products and how to utilize them, so you don’t miss a moment of the action on Twitter. According to the company, videos published on Twitter garner billions of views a year. Continue reading “Twitter introduces TikTok-like ‘immersive’ video viewing”
Podcasts are being incorporated by Twitter into the brand-new Spaces Tab in the Twitter app for iOS and Android. The social media platform announced in a blog post that starting today, it will test the updated Spaces Tab on a global sample of users at random, but only in English. Podcasts from all over the world will now be featured in spaces where live audio conversations take place. Continue reading “Twitter integrates Podcasts into Spaces tab”
The “unmentioning” feature on Twitter, which lets you delete your Twitter handle from a conversation, is currently being gradually rolled out to all users. The platform first made the ability available to a select set of users in April, and it is now accessible to everyone. Continue reading “Twitter is rolling out “Unmentioning” feature to everyone”
With the help of Twitter users, a new CoTweets feature is now being tested. Two accounts can co-author a tweet using the CoTweets option, and both accounts can be tagged in a single tweet. After testing the concept earlier this year, Twitter announced in a post that the new feature is already live for select users in the US, Canada, and Korea for a small period of time. Continue reading “Twitter is testing “CoTweets” feature allowing two users co-author a tweet”
A Reuters article says that on Tuesday, Twitter sued the Indian government for abusing its power and asked an Indian court to reverse some government orders to remove information from the social media site. Continue reading “Twitter sues Indian government’s order to take down content: Report”
Twitter has started testing “Circles” today. Consider Twitter Circle to be the Instagram essence of the “Close Friends” shortlist. All of those you’ve added to your circle will indeed be able to view and reply to your tweets when you tweet to your circle. Recently, Twitter also confirmed that they are working on an edit button feature. Continue reading “Twitter Circle for close group tweeting announced”
