Twitter is engaged on a brand new function referred to as ‘Articles’. This function is a rebranded model of Twitter Notes, which was introduced final yr earlier than Elon Musk took over the platform.
On the time, the function was meant to permit Twitter customers to specific themselves freely, with out worrying concerning the ordinary Twitter character restrict of 280 characters. However now, after Elon Musk took over Twitter, Twitter Blue subscribers can tweet as much as 25,000 characters making this function obscure.
Nevertheless, Musk has confirmed that the corporate remains to be engaged on this function and the function has been rebranded as Twitter Articles.
A Twitter consumer who goes by the title “周子愉 Fausto Chou” found the modified title and shared a screenshot, he stated, “Twitter quietly renamed Notes, which was within the experimental stage, to Articles earlier within the day!”
Musk in a reply to the tweet concerning the new title stated that Articles will let customers publish media-rich, in-depth articles. He added that customers might even write a e book and publish it there.
“This may enable customers to publish very lengthy, complicated articles with combined media. You may publish a e book if you need,” Elon Musk stated.
This may enable customers to publish very lengthy, complicated articles with combined media. You may publish a e book if you need.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 18, 2023
Articles is a distinct part from the same old timeline, the place customers can write longer content material with out the same old restrictions of a tweet. This enables customers to incorporate pictures, movies and different tweets in an Article. Customers can tweet Articles, and Articles which are revealed will seem within the consumer’s Twitter profile.
Notes was first revealed final yr and was solely out there to some folks in Canada, Ghana, the UK and the US.
In the meantime, final week, Twitter started paying creators a share of advert income that was served within the replies of their posts and this weekend, Elon Musk addressed many issues from creators on points corresponding to sorts of accounts that had been eligible for monetization, charge limits and others.
Some creators weren’t eligible for “Twitter Blue Verified” due to an previous rule of Twitter. The rule says that profiles with “animals or fictional characters” can’t get subscriptions except they’re a part of the Twitter model or organisation.
An account with the username “Battle Beagle” identified this coverage to Musk who took observe of it and replied, “Take into account this foolish coverage deleted as of now.”
Musk replied to a different tweet and stated that verified customers would be capable of publish 50 % extra tweets. The Twitter proprietor additionally stated that, within the close to future, Twitter would begin to share the advert income from profile web page views with customers.
