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What You Get With Twitter’s New Ksh.10K Annual Subscription

19Jan

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Technology

What You Get With Twitter’s New Ksh.10K Annual Subscription

Twitter Blue, Elon Musk’s subscription option for Twitter since he acquired the social media platform in October last year, has been rolled out for Android users. Twitter launched the Ksh.10,000-a-year ($84) Blue subscription for web users on Monday as an addition to the Ksh.993 ($8) monthly option. For mobile, Android users got a Ksh.1,365 ($11) monthly plan on Thursday, similar to what iOS users are required to pay. So far, Twitter Blue is available in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. But what exactly does one get for forking out such amounts of money to access the originally-free platform? The first premium feature Twitter is offering under the Blue plan is the blue verification mark, although it is unclear how Twitter will...

Twitter Will Now Ban Some Links To Other Social Media Sites

19Dec

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Twitter Will Now Ban Some Links To Other Social Media Sites

Twitter said Sunday it would ban links to other social media services and suspend accounts that try to direct users to alternative platforms, in an apparent attempt to stem user defections to competitors. But Twitter CEO Elon Musk later relented, loosening the policy and causing widespread confusion about what kind of linking was allowed and disallowed on the platform. Under the new policy stated Sunday afternoon, links to content on Facebook and Instagram would be prohibited, as well as links to content on emerging Twitter alternatives, including Mastodon and Post. The rule also covers Truth Social, the Twitter clone backed by former President Donald Trump. Twitter’s move signals a shift toward a more closed environment, one that still accepts incoming traffic from other sit...

What You Need To Know About Twitter’s New Multi-Coloured Verification Badges

13Dec

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What You Need To Know About Twitter’s New Multi-Coloured Verification Badges

Twitter on Monday relaunched an option for users who pay for its subscription service to receive a coveted “blue check,” one month after the company was forced to pull the feature amid a wave of “verified” accounts pretending to be brands and high-profile users. The updated verification system, which expands on check mark options with multiple new colors, is part of new owner Elon Musk’s effort to grow its subscription business and bolster the bottom line of the company he bought for $44 billion, including a substantial amount of debt financing. The new Twitter Blue subscription service will cost $8 per month for users that subscribe via the web platform and $11 per month for those who subscribe on the iOS app, according to a tweet from Esther Crawford, the T...

Twitter Shares Sink 11.3% After Musk Withdraws Takeover Bid

12Jul

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Twitter Shares Sink 11.3% After Musk Withdraws Takeover Bid

Twitter shares plunged Monday after Elon Musk announced the withdrawal of his $44 billion takeover bid, setting the stage for a potential legal brawl. Shares in the social media giant ended down 11.3 percent at $32.65 in the first session after Musk revealed late Friday he was dropping the takeover plan. Musk followed up on Sunday night with a pair of mocking tweets after the company said it would sue the billionaire entrepreneur to force the deal to go through.

Twitter tests internal ‘dislike’ button for select iOS users

22Jul

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Technology

Twitter tests internal ‘dislike’ button for select iOS users

Twitter is testing a new feature where users will be able to upvote and downvote replies on tweets, saying this is still not a 'dislike' button. “Some of you on iOS may see different options to up or down vote on replies. We're testing this to understand the types of replies you find relevant in a convo," Twitter said on Thursday. "...so we can work on ways to show more of them." The testing is currently being done on a select group of iOS users. Twitter said users downvotes aren’t public, while their upvotes will be shown as likes. "Your downvotes are visible to you only. Votes won’t change the order of replies,” the micro-blogging website said. The thumb down icon is a downvote that lets you know that you think the reply isn’t relevant to the conversation. “We...