Twitter begins testing edit button, coming to Twitter Blue subscribers first

Twitter has been teasing the edit button for quite some time, and the company has finally confirmed that the feature has entered the testing phase within the company. Also, the company has said that in the near future, Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use the Edit Tweet feature. Continue reading “Twitter begins testing edit button, coming to Twitter Blue subscribers first”

Twitter integrates Podcasts into Spaces tab

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”

Twitter Blue subscription gets a price hike

The price of Twitter Blue, the social network’s premium subscription service, is going to increase. It’s been a little over 8 months since its launch. A few new capabilities were added to Twitter last year with the debut of Twitter Blue, which was available to anyone who was willing to pay $2.99 per month.  The service will now cost $4.99 per month in the US. It was launched in Canada and Australia last year and expanded to New Zealand, and the US earlier this year. Continue reading “Twitter Blue subscription gets a price hike”

Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to make $44 billion acquisition

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, terminated the $44 billion deal he had previously signed to acquire Twitter on July 9. He said that Twitter broke the terms of the agreement and didn’t give him important information about how real the platform was when it came to bot accounts and fake accounts. Continue reading “Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to make $44 billion acquisition”

Twitter is rolling out “Unmentioning” feature to everyone

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”

Elon Musk terminates $44 billion Twitter deal

Elon Musk announced a merger agreement with Twitter in April for purchasing the platform for US $44 billion ($54.20 per share). He has now officially ended the deal to buy Twitter, saying, among other things, that the social media company didn’t give him enough information about fake accounts. Continue reading “Elon Musk terminates $44 billion Twitter deal”

Twitter is testing “CoTweets” feature allowing two users co-author a tweet

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”

Twitter sues Indian government’s order to take down content: Report

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 Notes lets you share longform content

Twitter, a microblogging platform, has announced a new feature that will enable users to create long-form content in the form of ‘Notes.’ This is part of the Twitter Write composer tool. Continue reading “Twitter Notes lets you share longform content”

Twitter is shutting down Tweetdeck for Mac on July 1

After shutting down Tweetdeck app for Android and iPhone in 2013 and Tweetdeck for Windows in 2016, Twitter has confirmed that it will be shutting down Tweetdeck for Mac on July 1st, 2022. The company has its own Twitter app for Mac, and said that it has decided to wind down the TweetDeck for Mac app to continue focusing on improving and bringing new features to TweetDeck. Continue reading “Twitter is shutting down Tweetdeck for Mac on July 1”

Twitter Circle for close group tweeting announced

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”

Here’s how Twitter’s Edit feature could look

Twitter’s edit button feature was the talk of the town for quite some time. Now, Jane Manchun Wong, a reverse engineer, has discovered the latest development of this edit button within Twitter’s web app. Continue reading “Here’s how Twitter’s Edit feature could look”

Elon Musk is set to buy Twitter in a $44 billion deal

Elon Musk made his proposal to buy Twitter outright and delist it from the stock market the other week, and it appeared that the firm would kindly decline. However, it appears that it did some more thinking after a few days and has now officially stated that it is accepting Musk’s proposal. Continue reading “Elon Musk is set to buy Twitter in a $44 billion deal”

A look at Twitter’s Edit option hints at how it could work

For a long time, Twitter users have wished for an edit feature, and it appears that their desire may be rewarded eventually. Twitter recently announced that it is working on an edit button that will be available to Twitter Blue subscribers in the coming months. While Twitter hasn’t said much about the functionality or how it will work, thanks to a leak, we finally have our first glimpse at the edit button. Continue reading “A look at Twitter’s Edit option hints at how it could work”

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion

After deciding not to join the Twitter’s board, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has offered to purchase all of Twitter for $54.20 per share that is valued at $43 billion. This is according to the letter filed with the SEC. This comes after he purchased 9.2% of the company earlier in the month and was offered to join the Twitter’s board. Continue reading “Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion”